The seven-day truce in Gaza ended Friday afternoon after the terrorist group Hamas fired rockets into southern Israel and refused to release any further hostages.
“The week-long ceasefire came to an end as the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reported Hamas violating the truce by firing rockets,” the Israeli TV channel i24NEWS reported. IDF says it has struck over 200 terror targets in Gaza since ends of ceasefire this morning.”
The Jerusalem Post reported the ongoing Israeli response:
On Friday afternoon, the IDF stated that, in the wake of the Hamas-initiated resumption of fighting, the IDF hit over 200 targets in Gaza since 7:00 a.m. that morning.The military said that, in a joint effort by Israeli ground, air, and naval forces, the IDF targeted areas booby-trapped with explosive devices, tunnel shafts, and other Hamas terror infrastructure.
Following Hamas’ breach of the ceasefire, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) rolled out the “next stage of the war,” announcing a detailed plan to move Gaza civilians away from the combat zone.
“In preparation for the next stage of the war, the IDF is publishing the Evacuation Zone Map in the Gaza Strip. This divides the territory of the Gaza Strip into areas according to recognizable areas to enable the residents of Gaza to orient themselves and understand the instructions, and to evacuate from specific places for their safety if required,” the IDF said in a statement Friday afternoon.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also confirmed the resumption of hostilities after Hamas began firing rockets at towns and cities across southern Israel, The Times of Israel reported:
The Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement that Hamas “violated the framework, did not meet its obligation to release all hostage women, and fired rockets at Israel.”“Amid the return to combat, we stress the government of Israel is committed to achieving the goals of the war — releasing our hostages, eliminating Hamas, and ensuring that Gaza can never again threaten the people of Israel.”
The IDF is responding to Hamas aggression by striking terrorist targets in south Gaza, reliable sources on social media suggest.
The aim of the resumed military operation is to eliminate the entire Hamas leadership and its terrorist fighting force, Israeli media reports say.
“Israel seeks to kill Hamas leaders hiding abroad after war ends,” the Newspaper Israel Hayom reported Friday. “Israeli officials have openly stated that the goal of the ongoing war is elimination of Hamas, and its leaders residing across the Middle East are no exception.”
Besides the rocket barrage, Hamas terrorists also carried out attacks on Israeli troops operating in Gaza, injuring at least 3 IDF soldiers. “Three IDF soldiers were moderately injured and two lightly injured after a mortar fell near Nirim in southern Israel,” the Israeli broadcaster Arutz Sheva reported. “The soldiers were evacuated to the hospital for medical treatment. Their families have been notified.”
Some 140 Israelis are still believed to be in Hamas captivity after a week-long hostages-for-terrorists exchange that saw the release of 81 kidnapped Israelis in return for 210 Palestinian prisoners, mostly terrorists and murderers.
The mainstream media is back to its old and rotten tricks of covering up Hamas’s crimes and painting Israel as the aggressor.
And the media-led disinformation campaign continues…
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