A ceasefire has reportedly been agreed between Israel and the forces of the Iranian-backed, Gaza-based terror group Islamic Jihad, shortly after Israel successfully used its David’s Sling system to intercept a rocket.
Israeli Ministry of Defense via Associated Press
David’s Sling is Israel’s new intermediate-range missile defense system, between the Iron Dome , and the Arrow system . The system is produced through a joint venture by Israel’s Rafael and defense contractor Raytheon in the U.S.by the Israeli government — suggest that the Egyptian government, acting as an intermediary, has been able to broker a ceasefire between Israel and Islamic Jihad.
The current wave of attacks began after an Islamic Jihad leader died in a hunger strike in Israeli custody, and the group targeted Israelis in response. After right-wing national security minister Itamar Ben Gvir boycotted Cabinet meetings to protest a relatively weak response by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, Israel responded by attacking several terrorist sites in Gaza and the West Bank, killing several senior Islamic Jihad leaders.nearly 300 rockets at Israel in response, many of which landed inside the Palestinian -run Gaza Strip.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Israel strikes Gaza, killing three Islamic Jihad militant leadersIsrael conducted airstrikes in the Gaza strip early Tuesday, killing three militant leaders of the Islamic Jihad group. The Israel Defense Forces said that at least one of the commanders was responsible for recent rocket fire on Israeli territory.
Read more »
Israel kills three Islamic Jihad chiefs, 10 civilians in GazaIsraeli air strikes on Gaza killed three senior Islamic Jihad commanders and at least nine civilians, including four children, Palestinian officials said, in an operation that drew an immediate threat of retaliation from the militant group
Read more »
Israel strikes Gaza homes of Palestinian Islamic Jihad militants, killing commanders and their childrenIsraeli aircraft are conducting strikes on Islamic Jihad targets in the Gaza Strip and the group confirms three senior commanders were killed in the attacks.
Read more »
Israel Kills Three Islamic Jihad Terrorists in Strikes on GazaIsrael killed three senior commanders of the Iran-backed Islamic Jihad terrorist group in targeted airstrikes early Tuesday.
Read more »
Israel keeps up pressure on Islamic Jihad with second day of deadly airstrikes in Gaza | CNNThe Israel Defense Forces targeted what they called Islamic Jihad terrorist organization operatives and infrastructure in Gaza on Wednesday, a day after Israeli military airstrikes killed three leaders of the Palestinian militant group and 10 other Palestinian men, women and children along the strip.
Read more »