Israel’s IDF released footage this morning of a Hamas UAV or drone, which was in the process of being launched into Israel, going boom after they destroyed it:
OPERATIONAL FOOTAGE: This is the moment we targeted a terrorist squad preparing to launch an explosive UAV from Gaza into Israel. pic.twitter.com/6adNZ5poRd
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) May 12, 2021
I’m guessing the drone was armed with bombs or rockets given that the IDF called it an ‘explosive UAV’. Good for them on neutralizing it before it was able to threaten Israel.
This morning and IDF soldier was killed when an anti-tank missile was fired into Israel:
IDF combat soldier Staff Sgt. Omer Tabib of the Nahal Brigade, was killed this morning by an Anti-Tank missile fired by Hamas from Gaza into Israel. He was 21 years old.
May his memory be a blessing. pic.twitter.com/M3b3KXw4sP
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) May 12, 2021
I hope Israel makes his memory a ‘blessing’ on their people by destroying the terrorists in Gaza. In fact they’ve already started making headway in that regard:
Our fighter jets, with the ISA, neutralized key figures of Hamas' intelligence: Hassan Kaogi, head of the Hamas military intelligence security department & his deputy Wail Issa, head of the military intelligence counterespionage department.
Looks like our intel was better.
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) May 12, 2021
We just killed the commander of the Hamas anti-tank missile unit, Iyad Fathi Faik Sharir. He was in charge of carrying out anti-tank missile attacks on Israel.
Our aircraft are currently striking additional terror targets in Gaza.
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) May 11, 2021
AFP: Hamas confirms several top commanders killed in Israeli strikes
— Josh Caplan (@joshdcaplan) May 12, 2021
Times of Israel: Hamas confirms death of a senior commander and a number of fighters in an Israeli targeted strike.
Bassem Issa is the highest-ranking militant to be killed since 2014 war, AP reports. https://t.co/oNtbgKgTIX
— Evan Rosenfeld (@Evan_Rosenfeld) May 12, 2021
There were more rockets fired this morning into Israel and I’m sure the IDF is continuing to bomb more targets in Gaza. We’ll bring you more on this when we have it.
I’ll leave you with this:
If Hamas put down their weapons, there would be peace.
If Israel put down their weapons, there would be no Israel.
— Tom Cotton (@SenTomCotton) May 12, 2021