Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip fired another rocket into the Israeli border area yesterday. The Israeli army said warning sirens sounded in the town of Sderot. A bullet was identified.
Earlier, Israeli police forces stopped a controversial Israeli nationalist flag march in Jerusalem. Palestinian militant organizations in the Gaza Strip issued strong warnings against the march in advance. You have “your finger on the trigger,” he said in a joint statement.
Recently, the situation in Jerusalem has once again become extremely tense. In recent days, Palestinians clashed with Israeli security forces on the Temple Mount (Al-Haram al-Sharif). There were several injuries. The clashes have further intensified tensions after a wave of terror in recent weeks.
On Monday, Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip fired a rocket into the Israeli border area for the first time since the beginning of the year. The missile was intercepted by the missile defense system. In response, Israel’s air force attacked a target of Islamist Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip, last night.