UPDATE: High Alert in the South Due to Fears of Rocket Attacks During Purim
UPDATE: High Alert in the South Due to Fears of Rocket Attacks During Purim – Jerusalem Online.
This morning, educational institutions across the country celebrated Purim. Despite the recent escalation in the south, it was decided that studies would continue like normal. During the night, the IDF attacked terror groups inside the Gaza Strip. This morning, southern Israel is on high alert in case of renewed rocket fire.
Despite the announcement by Islamic Jihad of a lull yesterday afternoon, rockets continued to be fired on Israel in the evening hours and the Israeli Air Force attacked Gaza last night in response.
Nevertheless, classes are held as usual today in Southern Israel.
The IDF stated that last night they attacked three targets in northern Gaza and four targets in the southern part of the coastal strip. The IDF stressed that despite the fact that the Islamic Jihad was the one who fired the rockets at Israel; Hamas is responsible for all of the shooting directed at Israel from Gaza.
Local authorities in the cities surrounding Gaza—Ashdod, Ashkelon, Be’ersheva and Sderot—decided to hold school as usual this morning and not to damage the Purim celebrations held annually in schools and kindergartens.
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