The Times of Israel is liveblogging the events of November 12, as the nation girds for a major escalation in violence following the assassination of top Islamic Jihad commander Baha Abu al-Ata in Gaza.
Mortal shell lands inside Gaza-area community causing damage, no injuries
A mortar shell struck inside a community in the Sha’ar Hanegev region, causing damage to some property, a regional spokesperson says.
No injuries are reported.
The specific location of the impact site is not reported as this information could be used by terrorists to better direct their fire.
Bennett takes over as defense minister amid Gaza fighting
New Right MK Naftali Bennett takes over as defense minister with the “passing of the baton” from Prime Minister Netanyahu, who had also held the defense portfolio.
The Defense Ministry publishes photos of Bennett and Netanyahu meeting with IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi, National Security Adviser Meir Ben-Shabbat, and the military secretaries to the prime and defense minister.
Bennett’s assumption of the Defense Ministry helm comes amid fighting between Israel and Palestinian terrorists in the Gaza Strip after the Israeli military killed Islamic Jihad commander Baha Abu al-Ata.
Israeli envoy to UN calls for Security Council to condemn Gaza rocket fire
The Israeli envoy to the UN calls on the United Nations Security Council to condemn the rocket fire from the Gaza Strip toward Israel.
“Nine million citizens are facing an insufferable terror attack by terror groups. I expect a clear and unequivocal condemnation of the side responsible for this and not a statement calling for both sides to act with restraint. The time has come for the international community to understand that silence is a prize for terror,” Ambassador Danny Danon says in a statement.
No injuries as Gaza rocket strikes home in south
A mortar shell fired from the Gaza Strip strikes a home in the Eshkol region, causing damage to the building, but no injuries, a regional spokesperson says.
The family was inside in the house at the time of the attack, but had taken cover in the bomb shelter, the Eshkol spokesperson said.
The mortar shell struck the roof of the home, damaging it.
IDF says strikes targeting Islamic Jihad underground facilities, training camps
The Israeli military says its airstrikes in the Gaza Strip have targeted Palestinian Islamic Jihad underground facilities and training camps.
The IDF says these underground facilities are used “for storage and manufacturing of weapons.”
These sites are seen as critical facilities for the terror group, which PIJ has invested large sums of money to construct.
“The IDF sees the rocket fire at Israeli territory and citizens with the utmost severity, and it is prepared to continued to defend citizens of the country and for any operation that is needed,” the military says in a statement.
IDF launches new round of strikes on Islamic Jihad targets in Gaza
The IDF says it has launched fresh airstrikes against Palestinian Islamic Jihad facilities as the terror group continues to fire rockets and mortar shells at southern Israel.
This was the IDF’s second round of airstrikes in Gaza. The military has yet to identify the targets of these strikes.
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