Israel Intensifies Attack on Hamas; No Sign of Ceasefire

Date:

Tel Aviv. Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv was closed for a few hours on May 11 when the skies over Israel were filled with rockets launched from Gaza and Iron Dome interceptors. The intensified and relentless rocket fire fuelled growing fears that it could spiral into “full-scale war”. The airport was reopened after a few hours and all the delayed flights took off.

ads

Last night and today the Israeli Air Force continued to strike the Gaza Strip, mainly targeting Hamas commanders. Four of them were killed. The IDF reportedly carried out “roof tapping” and contacted civilians in Gaza to warn them to evacuate from buildings that were going to be targeted. The warning are performed by launching small missiles to hit the targeted buildings. In one attack, the IDF eliminated two Hamas intelligence operatives who it said were responsible for rocket barrages into Israel. The IDF also eliminated three additional senior Hamas officials.

On Tuesday, Hamas and the IDF declared that they are rejecting efforts by Egypt to mediate a ceasefire. On Wednesday morning the Hamas began firing mortar shells to hit Israelis living near the border.

Shortly before that the IDF shot down a drone launched from Gaza probably for intelligence purposes.

 

big bang

-The writer is an International Roving Correspondent of the publication

More like this

Pakistan Occupied Kashmir and India’s Lack of Strategic Vision – Both Military and Political

“ ……………… I, Shriman Inder Mahendra Rajrajeshwar Maharajadhiraj, Shri...

EDGE Obtains ISO 10015 Compliance for Its Technical Affairs School

Abu Dhabi, UAE: AL TAIF, the leading provider of maintenance,...

Boosting Ship Manufacturing: Pentagon Awards $5 Billion Contract to Six Businesses

Washington: The Defence Logistics Agency Maritime Mechanicsburg awarded a...

Missile Defence Agency’s FY26 Budget Focuses on Homeland Missile Defence

Washington: The Missile Defence Agency’s budget request for fiscal...

Australia, UK Conduct Freedom of Navigation Activity in South China Sea

Singapore: Australia and the United Kingdom have conducted a...

Strategic Transformation: India’s Defence R&D Shifts to Next-Gen Technologies

New Delhi: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)...

India-US Bilateral Relationship Trajectory Very Positive, Very Strong: S Jaishankar

Washington: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, during his recent...
Indian Navy Special EditionLatest Issue