Israel shot down a missile fired at it from the Red Sea on Friday. This is a preferred method of attack by the Yemeni-backed Houthi rebels, who have terrorized the region, including targeting U.S. ships.
The Israel Defense Forces announced that the country’s Arrow air defense system successfully intercepted a surface-to-surface rocket.
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, but since November 19, Houthi terrorists have regularly launched drone strikes against commercial ships in the Red Sea, saying they were protesting Israeli operations in Gaza. and missile attacks.
The development came as the IDF signaled it would shift its military focus in Gaza to Rafah, the southernmost city in the Palestinian-held area, after completing its mission in south-central Khan Younis. Israeli Defense Minister Job Gallant said. According to CNN.
Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have taken refuge in Rafah, which borders Egypt, as the IDF begins in the north and moves south.
Israel has recently focused on Khan Yunis, claiming it has killed hundreds of Hamas fighters in the past day.
The United Nations says many civilians in Khan Yunis have been “packed” into Rafah after the city was attacked.
“Rafah is a pressure cooker of despair and we fear what will happen next,” UN envoy Jens Raake said on Friday.
“In recent days, thousands of Palestinians have continued to flee to the south, which is already home to more than half of Gaza’s roughly 2.3 million people. Most are living in temporary buildings, tents or outdoors. ,” Laake said.
Israeli forces also seized the equivalent of $27,300 from a Hamas bank vault in central Gaza. According to the Times of Israel.
The IDF said intelligence documents inside the bank were also discovered.
Meanwhile, the Iranian-backed terrorist group al-Nujaba has vowed to continue attacking U.S. forces until the U.S. withdraws its people from Iraq and a ceasefire is reached in Gaza, according to CNN.
Its leader, Akram al-Kaabi, said the group would not abide by the decision of another Iranian-linked terrorist organization, Hezbollah, which announced on Tuesday it would cease terrorist activities against the United States.
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