As many as 30 rockets land in Israel exposing failure of Iron Dome system

As many as 30 rockets land in Israel exposing failure of Iron Dome system which could intercept only 6 of 36 rockets.

According to Israeli military, 36 rockets fired toward Israel from the Gaza Strip overnight.

As many as 30 rockets land in Israel exposing failure of Iron Dome

They further said the Iron Dome missile defense system intercepted six projectiles.

The barrages came as the worst assault from the Strip in many months.

However, Israel reported no Israeli injuries. But the rockets did cause damage in a number of communities.

Later, the Israeli military struck multiple Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip in the early hours of Saturday morning.

As per Israeli media reports, Israel targeted rocket launchers and underground infrastructure.

Meanwhile, sirens sounded in numerous Israeli communities near the Strip overnight.

The areas included: Ashkelon and the Eshkol, Sdot Negev, Sha’ar Hanegev and Hof Ashkelon regional councils.

The Iron Dome missile defense system intercepted six of the projectiles. Some fell in communities while others landed in open areas.

Iron Dome is programmed to not deploy when rockets are projected to hit non-populated areas — it was unclear why it had not activated to intercept the projectiles that landed in the border towns.

Two groups claim responsibility

Meanwhile, Israeli media reported two groups in Gaza took responsibility for the rocket fire.

They included Fatah’s Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigade and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine’s Abu Ali Mustapha Brigades.

Israel has stressed in the past it holds the ruling Hamas group responsible for all violence emanating from Gaza.

“We will burn the occupation’s settlements for you, O Jerusalem. The greatest has yet to come,” a spokesperson for the Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigade said.

Official Hamas media tracked the launch of rockets across the Gaza Strip. It reported their firing in real-time, leading some to speculate that Hamas was covertly involved. However, the group did not take responsibility for the rocket fire.

Moreover, Hamas spokesperson Abd al-Latif al-Qanou said that the Palestinian resistance stays ready to respond to aggression, even the score with the occupation and prevent its violations against our people.

The UN special envoy for the Middle East process, Tor Wennesland, said Saturday that he was “alarmed” by the escalation in violence in Jerusalem and around the Strip.

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