During the five-day operation, Islamic Jihad fired more than 1,200 rockets.
Although several salvos of missiles were fired at southern Israel, to which he responded with Israeli Air Force attacks on Gaza, in the minutes after the Egyptian-brokered cease-fire between Israel and Islamic Jihad took effect at 10 p.m. last night, a tense calm prevailed.
As of 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon, Islamic Jihad launched 1,234 missiles during Operation Shield and Arrow, of which 976 reached Israel and 373 were heading to populated areas that were intercepted by Iron Dome, with the exception of two missiles that were intercepted by David’s Sling. Israel’s most advanced medium-range missile defense system.
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During the five-day operation, two people were killed in Israel – an elderly woman in Rehovot and a man from Gaza working in open land in Israel near the border. Israel reportedly killed at least 18 Islamic Jihad operatives out of 33 Palestinians killed, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.
Published by Globes, Israel business news – en.globes.co.il – on May 14, 2023.
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Iron Dome Credit: IDF Spokesperson