Following a rocket attack from the Gaza Strip on southern Israel this evening, the IDF issues an evacuation warning for Palestinians in the Gaza City area, where the projectile was fired from. In a post on X, the IDF's Arabic-language spokesman, Col. Avichay Adraee, publishes a map of the area that is to be evacuated, saying that it is a "final warning" before the IDF carries out strikes there. One long-range rocket was launched in the attack, which was likely intercepted by air defenses near Beersheba. The Palestinian Islamic Jihad took responsibility.
Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) has praised Hezbollah for “succeeding to launch courageous and bold attacks” on Israel “that confirm its adherence to its stated positions and its fulfillment of its promises”.
“These attacks have confirmed that the enemy only understands the language of power and cannot be deterred except by the resistance and its fighters,” the PIJ said in a statement on its Telegram channe
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