The alarm was sounded in the city of Sderot, and in the localities of Nir Am, Ivim and Erez. • The IDF spokesman said that a launch from the Gaza Strip that was intercepted by the air defense systems
Tensions in the south continue
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Tensions continue in the south: A red alarm was sounded tonight (Friday) in the Gaza Envelope area in the localities of Nir Am, Sderot, Ivim and Kibbutz Erez.
The IDF spokesman said that warnings had been issued in the city of Sderot and in the Gaza Envelope area.
Meanwhile, a situation assessment was held today with the participation of Defense Minister Bnei Gantz, Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi and Commander-in-Chief of the Southern Command, General Herzli Halevi. Following the continued firing in the south. The IDF is prepared, defends and will continue to protect the residents of the south, attack the attackers on us, and inflict very severe damage on them. The residents of Gaza are suffering from Hamas, we will continue to protect the residents of the south and the citizens of Israel. "
At the same time, the joint Palestinian faction in Gaza announced that it would not allow "the enemy to continue the unjust siege of our people. It is the right of our people to express by all appropriate means the postponement of the siege, and we will not accept the enemy's steps in response to the use of peaceful means, such as balloons and others, as an excuse to bomb our positions. We have responded and will continue to respond to any enemy attack against our people. "