Since Monday, May 10th, thousands of rockets have been fired from the Gaza Strip toward Israel. In response, the IDF struck military targets belonging to Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad in Gaza. Approaching the second week of the operation, This is the chain of events:
17.5.2021 (Last updated on 19.5.2021)
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Wednesday (19.5.2021):
16:19 - Sirens sounded in Kibbutz Nahal Oz.
16:16 - Sirens sounded in the Lower Galilee and in the Krayot area.
16:13 - Sirens sounded in the area surrounding the Gaza Strip.
16:09 - Sirens sounded in the city of Sderot and the area surrounding the Gaza Strip.
16:07 - Sirens sounded in the area surrounding the Gaza Strip.
16:04 - A report was received regarding a terror attack at the Elias Junction adjacent to the city of Hebron. The assailant has been neutralized. No IDF injuries were reported.
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16:00 - Sirens sounded in Kibbutz Kissufim.
15:59 - Sirens sounded in Kibbutz Re'im.
15:50 - Sirens sounded in the area surrounding the Gaza Strip.
15:29 - Sirens sounded in the city of Kiryat Malakhi and the surrounding area.
15:07 - Sirens sounded in the cities of Ashkelon and Ashdod.
15:01 - Sirens sounded in the city of Ashkelon, Ashdod, Yavne, Beersheva and the surrounding areas.
14:59 - Sirens sounded in the city of Ashkelon and the area surrounding the Gaza Strip.
14:14 - Sirens sounded in Kibbutz Re'im.
14:13 -IDF: IDF spotted and neutralized a terror operative immediately after he fired rockets towards Israeli territory
A short while ago, an IDF aircraft neutralized a Hamas terror organization operative immediately after firing rockets towards Israeli territory from the eastern Gaza Strip. The IDF also struck a rocket launcher belonging to the Hamas terror organization in Khan Yunis.
13:59 - Sirens sounded in the city of Ashdod, Yavne, and the surrounding area.
13:20 - Sirens sounded in the city of Ashkelon and the area surrounding the Gaza Strip.
12:27 - Sirens sounded in Kibbutz Nahal Oz.
12:22 - Sirens sounded in the area surrounding the Gaza Strip.
12:10 - Sirens sounded in Kibbutz Nahal Oz.
12:09 - Sirens sounded in Kibbutz Kerem Shalom.
12:07 - IDF: IDF strikes a military compound of the Hamas terror organization's Technological Department
A short while ago, IDF fighter jets struck a military compound of the Hamas terror organization's Technological Department. The compound was located in a building in the area of Jabalia.
12:02 - Sirens sounded in Kibbutz Kerem Shalom.
11:59 - Sirens sounded in the city of Ashkelon and the area surrounding the Gaza Strip.
11:12 - Sirens sounded in Kibbutz Nir Oz.
10:43 - Sirens sounded in Kibbutz Kerem Shalom.
10:37 - Sirens sounded in Kibbutz Kissufim.
10:02 - Sirens sounded in Kibbutz Nir Oz.
09:57 - Sirens sounded in Kibbutz Nir Oz.
09:41 - Sirens sounded in the area surrounding the Gaza Strip.
7:00 - IDF: As of 07:00, since the beginning of operation "Guardian of the Walls", approximately 3,750 rockets have been fired from the Gaza Strip at Israeli territory, of which approximately 550 failed launches fell in the Gaza Strip.
The Iron Dome Air Defense System has an intercept rate of approximately 90%.
05:46 - Sirens sounded in Kibbutz Ein HaShlosha.
02:23 - Sirens sounded in the city of Sderot and the area surrounding the Gaza Strip.
00:53 - Sirens sounded in the area surrounding Ashdod.