On August 5, the Israeli army launched Operation Dawn against "terrorist targets" of the Islamic Jihad group and attacked the Gaza Strip, which is ruled by the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas. As a result of the strike, one of the commanders of the Islamic Jihad, Taysir al-Jabari, was killed, reports Al Arabiya.
In addition to al-Jabari, who commanded a military wing in the north of the Gaza Strip, 10 people were killed, including a five-year-old girl, and more than 50 were injured.
In response, about 100 rockets were fired at Israel from the territory of the sector, Islamic Jihad said, and shelling continues at present. Israel announced the call for up to 25,000 reservists, the order was signed by Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz, reports The Times of Israel.
The IDF reports air raid sirens in the Israeli cities of Yavne and Lachish. The army's Twitter account posted a video of the destruction of an Islamic Jihad rocket launcher in Gaza. The report says that shelling of civilians in Israel was planned from it.
Also, a video of the work of the Iron Dome air defense system of Israel is published on the network, which reflects shelling from the Gaza Strip.
The last time the military conflict between the Hamas movement, which rules in the Gaza Strip, and Israel escalated in mid-May 2021. Hamas and other groups concentrated in the Gaza Strip fired some 4,000 rockets into Israeli territory, targeting not only the cities bordering the Gaza Strip, but also Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and the centers of the country. Most of the missiles were intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defense system. The Israel Defense Forces responded by attacking some 1,500 targets in Gaza, killing Hamas military leaders and destroying infrastructure used by the movement for military operations. As a result of Israeli response, more than 250 Palestinians were killed and almost 2,000 were injured. In Israel, 12 people became victims of rocket attacks, about 50 were injured.
On May 21, 2021, a ceasefire came into force, but on June 16, Israel attacked a Hamas training camp in the Gaza Strip. The strikes were a response to launches of balloons filled with explosives from the territory of the sector, the Israeli Army claimed.