Israel’s iron dome intercepted a missile that had been launched from Gaza

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed that the country’s defense system, the iron dome, intercepted a rocket that had been launched from an area of ​​Gaza.

“Terrorists in Gaza have just launched a rocket at Israel. The rocket was intercepted by the Iron Dome air defense system, saving civilian lives “The IDF reported in a message on its Twitter account.

This Friday, the Israeli police killed a Palestinian who attempted a knife attack in Jerusalem’s old city on Fridayreported the Israeli police and the hospital he was transferred to.

Police said they opened fire after a resident of East Jerusalem, a Palestinian part of the city, trying to stab police.

The man turned out seriously injured and was transferred to hospital Hadassa, where, according to a spokesperson for the institution, his death was confirmed.

Security forces said there had been an “attempted stabbing” near the door of the the Lions, one of the main entrances to central Jerusalem, located in the eastern and Palestinian part of the city, annexed by Israel.

“Police and border officials responded by shooting the assailantA resident, in his 50s, told police, who said he was seriously injured.

Hadasah Hospital reported the death of the Palestinian assailant in a statement shortly thereafter. According to the official Palestinian agency Wafa, The deceased Palestinian was called Hazem al Julani and he worked as a doctor in Jerusalem.

An Israeli policeman was slightly injured by the impact of bullet fragments during the attack, security forces said, without giving further details.

Israel and the occupied Palestinian enclave of the West Bank were the scene in the fall of 2015 of a wave of anti-Israel attacks, many of them committed by young Palestinians with knives, vehicles or with firearms.

The “attempted attack” came at a time when Israeli soldiers continue to search for the six fugitives in the Palestinian territories and surrounding areas. who escaped Monday from a high security prison in northern Israel.

This Friday several concentrations were planned at West Bank and Gaza in support of the fugitives, while armed groups such as Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad called for “a day of anger”.

(With information from AFP)

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