Israel claims to be "prepared" for the "operation" in the Gaza Strip to last a week

MADRID, 6 Ago. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have assured this Saturday that they are prepared for a "week of operations", while detailing that the Al Quds Brigades, the armed wing of Islamic Jihad, has launched more than 160 projectiles against Israeli cities.

Israel has stressed that no ceasefire negotiations are taking place so far, stressing that the IDF is preparing for a scenario in which the dispute lasts for a week.

The Army of the Hebrew State has explained that the 'Iron Dome' anti-missile defense system has shown "a success rate of 95 percent" when intercepting projectiles fired towards Israeli cities by terrorist groups based in Gaza, according to what has been collected. 'The Times of Israel'.

The rest of the projectiles would have fallen in open areas, as reported by the IDF spokesman, Ran Kochav, in statements collected by 'Haaretz'.

Instead, the IDF has struck around 30 Islamic Jihad targets in the Gaza Strip overnight, thus damaging six weapons production workshops and several observation posts of the terror organization.

During the Israeli attacks, ten people were reportedly killed and 80 people injured, while no deaths were recorded on the Israeli side. The latest balance from the Palestinian Ministry of Health reports ten dead civilians and 65 wounded.

The Israeli Army announced this Friday the beginning of a bombing operation against targets of the Islamic Jihad terrorist organization in the Gaza Strip after several days on alert for possible retaliation by the organization after the arrest in the West Bank of a senior official. of the group.

The first minutes of the so-called 'Dawn' operation have begun with the announcement of the death of a commander of the Islamic Jihad military forces in northern Gaza, identified as Taisir al Jabari, a death that has been confirmed by the militia itself .

After that, the parties have begun an exchange of missiles, both at different strategic points in the Gaza Strip, as reported by the Israeli authorities, and in Israeli cities, including Tel Aviv, as reported by the Al Quds Brigades, the armed wing of Islamic Jihad.