Gaza Terrorists Fire First Rocket at Israel Since May War

Emily Jones
08-16-2021

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JERUSALEM, Israel – Sirens sounded in Israel on Monday after terrorists in Gaza fired a rocket at the country’s south.

The Israel Defense Forces said the rocket was intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defense system. There were no reports of injuries or damage.

 

This is the first rocket fire from the Gaza Strip since May’s 11-day war between Israel and Palestinian terror groups in the coastal enclave.

The Gaza-based terror group Palestinian Islamic Jihad said on Monday it holds Israel responsible for the deaths of four Palestinians who were killed by Israeli security forces during an arrest raid on the city of Jenin overnight.

Israel’s border police said they were attempting to arrest a suspect when they “came under heavy fire from close range” by several gunmen. Israeli police returned fire. None of the Israeli police were injured.

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Emily
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Emily Jones is a multi-media journalist for CBN News in Jerusalem. Before she moved to the Middle East in 2019, she spent years regularly traveling to the region to study the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, meet with government officials, and raise awareness about Christian persecution. During her college years, Emily served as president of Regent University's Christians United for Israel chapter and spoke alongside world leaders at numerous conferences and events. She is an active member of the Philos Project, an organization that seeks to promote positive Christian engagement with the Middle
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