The Zionist entity or the “temporary” one, as referred by Hezbollah Secretary Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah, appears to be on Wednesday running out of self-restraint, as Israeli officials have been anticipating the Palestinian retaliation from Gaza over the assassination of three Islamic Jihad senior commanders earlier on Tuesday.
“The Israeli enemy is trying to provoke the resistance in Gaza by launching new strikes,” Imad Eid, Al-Manar correspondent in the coastal enclave said during the noon news bulletin.
Palestinian and Israeli media reported on Wednesday that Israeli warplanes have launched a series of strikes in Khan Younes, south of the Gaza strip and in the besieged enclave’s north, killing at least one Palestinian and seriously injuring another. Israeli Channel 13 then announced that the occupation army “has started a wide-scale offensive in Gaza.”
lsraeli jets launch a series of airstrikes against Gaza Strip. pic.twitter.com/qleAP82X6O
— TIMES OF GAZA (@Timesofgaza) May 10, 2023
The strikes prompted the Palestinian resistance to fire dozens of rockets at the occupied territories. Israeli media reported at least 40 rockets were launched with 9 being intercepted by the Iron Dome Israeli defense system.
Rockets sirens sounded in Ashkelon, Sderot and several settlements bordering Gaza, videos circulated on social media showed.
Meanwhile, Palestinian sources reported that the rockets launched on Wednesday have nothing to do with the revenge over martyrdom of three Islamic Jihad resistance movement – Jihad Ghannam, Tareq Ezzeddine and Khalil Al-Bahitini. The sources said that Wednesday’s rockets are just retaliatory attack following the Israeli strikes.
Southern Settlements in Full Paralysis
Earlier on Wednesday, Israeli commentators voiced concerns over the delay in the resistance revenge, with several analysts saying that the occupation regime, especially the southern settlements, have been observing a full paralysis.
Israeli Channel 13’s Or Heller commented on the Israeli anticipation: “Israeli has been waiting for the Gaza retaliation for 20 hours. This is the first time that the battle is handled by this patience and calm.”
The channel also reported that Ashkelon “has turned to be a city of ghosts as settlers headed to shelters.”
Israeli Channel 12, meanwhile, reported that preparations are underway to witness a retaliatory attack by Gaza, “but there is no idea about when and how.”
Source: Al-Manar English Website
