Israeli aircraft bombarded the Hamas-affiliated Al-Aqsa TV headquarters in Gaza City on Monday evening, destroying it, Palestinian news outlets said and video from the enclave showed.
As you read this, Israel is issuing a blistering response to the over 300 rockets fired on Israel over the past 24 hours by Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip. The army was reportedly
given a green light from policymakers to pummel terror groups in the Strip if they continued with the barrages, as the terror organizations in the Strip vowed to do.
In response to the attacks, the Israeli military launched a series of strikes against dozens of targets inside the Gaza Strip, including a number of multi-story buildings and houses belonging to senior Hamas officials deep inside populated areas in the Strip — a move the IDF typically foregoes in favor of attacks on facilities on the outskirts of cities in order to avoid potential collateral damage.
FROM THE TIMES OF ISRAEL: Israeli aircraft first fired a “warning missile” at the multi-story building, allowing people to leave the site, before destroying it with a number of additional missiles, the reports said. The IDF confirmed that it destroyed the structure.
“This is an attack on a central government property for Hamas, which was conducted as part of additional attacks that the IDF carried out and as a response to the terror attack that the Hamas terror group is leading against Israeli citizens,” the army said.
A ball of fire above the building housing the Hamas-run television station al-Aqsa TV in the Gaza Strip during an Israeli air strike, on November 12, 2018
On Monday, armed groups in Gaza fired more than 300 rockets at southern Israel, according to the IDF, some of which scored direct hits on homes, causing multiple injuries. Additionally, an Israeli soldier was critically injured when operatives launched an anti-tank missile at a bus near the Gaza border.
In response, the Israeli military targeted dozens of sites in the Strip, including the Al-Aqsa TV building.
After the warning shots were fired, the station halted its programming and broadcast a still image of its logo. Shortly thereafter, three loud explosions were heard and the screen turned black.
The explosions illuminated the night sky.
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