The Israeli military claims to have attacked three weapon depots and a rocket launch site in the Gaza Strip.
The Israel Defense Forces stated on the 9th local time that the Israeli military conducted airstrikes on the Gaza Strip on the 8th, destroying three weapon depots and a rocket launch site.
The statement said that the destroyed weapon depots belonged to the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (Jihad). These facilities stored dozens of weapons, including rockets and assault rifles. Recently, the Israeli military had detected Hamas militants entering the aforementioned weapon depots.
In addition, the airstrikes on the 8th also eliminated an underground rocket launch site, which the Israeli military claimed had previously been used to launch rockets into Israeli territory. (Reporter: Liang Hui, CCTV)
The Israel Defense Forces conducted airstrikes on August 8, destroying three weapon depots and a rocket launch site in the Gaza Strip. The facilities were associated with Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, containing rockets and assault rifles. The strikes were prompted by intelligence indicating Hamas personnel had accessed these depots.
- Israeli airstrikes occurred on August 8
- Three weapon depots and one rocket launch site were destroyed
- The facilities belonged to Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad
- Weapons included rockets and assault rifles
- The airstrikes were in response to reconnaissance of Hamas personnel entering the depots.