Trails of smoke are seen as rockets are fired from Gaza towards Israel, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on May 13, 2023. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90 Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90
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Netanyahu Holds Security Briefing in Southern Israel as Rocket Fired from Gaza

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The security assessment at the IDF Southern Command base lasted some four hours and focused on ‘the IDF’s operational plans for various scenarios.’

By JNS

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a security assessment on Thursday evening at the Israel Defense Forces’ Southern Command in Beersheva as Gaza terrorists targeted the Jewish state with a rocket.

The briefing at the military headquarters in Beersheva was also attended by Defense Minister Israel Katz, Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer, National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, IDF Chief of Staff-Designate Maj. Gen. (res.) Eyal Zamir, OC Southern Command Maj. Gen. Yaron Finkelman, Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) chief Ronen Bar and other senior Israeli officials.

The security assessment at the Southern Command base lasted some four hours and focused on “the IDF’s operational plans for various scenarios,” a political source in Jerusalem told Hebrew media.

As the meeting got underway, Palestinian terrorists in the Gaza Strip fired a rocket toward Israel, the IDF said. The projectile fell short inside the Strip, killing a 14-year-old Palestinian, according to initial reports.

The military shared surveillance footage apparently showing a rocket falling inside a densely populated area shortly after being launched.

“The rocket fell inside Gaza. The IDF is committed to fully implementing the conditions of the agreement for the return of the hostages,” it added.

In response to the attempted strike, IDF forces attacked the launch pad from where the attack originated, the IDF stated. Netanyahu and Katz reportedly green-lighted the army’s response at Southern Command.


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