This is awesome. Someone captured on video in Sderot the Iron Dome intercepting two missiles from the Gaza Strip:
The IAF successfully intercepted two rockets launched from the Gaza Strip towards Israel
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) December 13, 2017
I love that!
Apparently another rocket was launched, but the Iron Dome let this one fall in an open area of Israel:
A short while ago, an additional rocket was launched from the Gaza Strip at Israeli territory and fell in an open area in the Eshkol Regional Council, southern Israel
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) December 13, 2017
Here’s more from Times of Israel:
Israel’s Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepted two rockets fired from the Gaza Strip at Israel on Wednesday, amid increased tensions in the south of the country following repeated attacks, the army said.
A third rocket fired out of the Palestinian enclave Wednesday night hit an open field in the Eshkol region, the military added.
There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage caused by the projectiles themselves, but two people were treated for anxiety attacks and a man in his 30s lightly injured his leg while running to a rocket shelter, the Magen David Adom rescue service said.
Before the rocket fire, the Hadashot television news outlet on Wednesday reported that the Israeli military was planning to take “dramatically” more aggressive action in response to rocket fire from the Gaza Strip, in light of the increase in the number of launches.
The rocket launches on Wednesday night triggered sirens that sent Israelis running for cover in the town of Sderot, as well as in the Eshkol, Sha’ar Hanegev, Sdot Hanegev and Hof Ashkelon regions, the army said.
This was the third night in a row, and the sixth night in a week, that rockets were fired at southern Israel. Once a type of attack that occurred on a monthly basis, rocket launches by terrorist groups in the Strip have occurred almost nightly in the past week, with Israel shelling targets in the Strip in response.
Looks like Israel could be getting ready for another war with Gaza. With as many rockets that are being fired now and as frequently, I say it’s definitely time to go in lay waste to the terrorists.
Of course, this would play right into Erdogan’s hands, but I see no way around it. Israel must protect its citizens.