Netanyahu Rushed To Bomb Shelter After Rocket Attack On Southern Israel

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Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu was rushed off stage and into a bomb shelter during a campaign event this evening after the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed at least one rocket was fired into the country.

The IDF tweeted today, “On Hanukkah, the festival of miracles, Israel’s modern miracle—the Iron Dome—just intercepted a rocket mid-air after it was fired from #Gaza at Israeli civilians.”

There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. It was not immediately known who was responsible for today’s rocket attack.

Netanyahu was rushed off stage to a shelter as sirens sounded in the city of Ashkelon, which is about an hour from Yerushalayim, where the premier was holding an event, the Jerusalem Post reported.

The culture minister took the stage in his place and several other Likud officials who were at the event were not brought to a shelter, the newspaper reported, adding that Netanyahu returned to the stage shortly afterward.

“The person that shot at us before is no longer with us. Whoever shot at us now should pack up his belongings,” Netanyahu reportedly said after he returned. He was referring to Islamic Jihad senior commander Bahu Abu al-Ata, who was killed as he slept in his home in eastern Gaza last month. Ata was responsible for a number of recent rocket attacks on southern Israel and had been planning new attacks, according to the IDF. Ata’s killing sparked two days of violence between Israel and Gaza. Fox News

{Matzav.com Israel}


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