IDF targets Hamas sites in Gaza in response to rocket fire
Jerusalem PostJan 27, 2023
Israel launched airstrikes against Gaza early Friday morning in response to rockets fired from the territory earlier that night as tensions continue to mount following one of the deadliest raids in the West Bank in years.
At least six rockets were fired overnight from the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip towards southern Israel, four of which were intercepted by Israel's Iron Dome defense system, with the leader of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad claiming responsibility for the attack during a rally in Gaza City.
These airstrikes show that Israel's defense establishment is prepared to take any action needed to ensure peace for its citizens. Though such a response to Thursday's Jenin raid was already anticipated, connecting events between Gaza and the West Bank is a dangerous precedent that threatens the very existence of the State of Israel.
Israeli occupation forces carried out a planned massacre against the Palestinian people this Thursday, cutting off electricity and barring medical workers from evacuating the wounded from the refugee camp, and now have attacked Gaza. Emboldened by international silence after killing more Palestinians last year than in any other calendar year since the Second Intifada, it is Israel that's becoming even more violent.
There's a 44% chance that Israel will recognize Palestine by 2070, according to the Metaculus prediction community.