While most of us were asleep, the Israeli Defense Forces targeted and killed a senior leader of Palestinian Islamic Jihad in a “precision strike”:
BREAKING: We just targeted Islamic Jihad commander in Gaza, Baha Abu Al Ata.
Al Ata was directly responsible for hundreds of terror attacks against Israeli civilians and soldiers.
His next attack was imminent.#JihadEnough pic.twitter.com/h6VXzdwcmz
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) November 12, 2019
PRECISION STRIKE: This is the building we surgically targeted overnight to thwart the imminent threat of Islamic Jihad commander in Gaza, Baha Abu Al Ata.
?Shejaiyah, Gaza pic.twitter.com/NkNlWAPMhy
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) November 12, 2019
Islamic Jihad has retaliated by firing rockets at Israeli civilians:
Fox News correspondent @TreyYingst filmed one of the multiple rockets fired by Islamic Jihad from among civilians in Gaza at Israeli civilians after we carried out a surgical strike on Islamic Jihad commander.
Terror targets civilians. We target terror. #JihadEnough https://t.co/WRwusPKgTi
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) November 12, 2019
Islamic Jihad in #Gaza are firing rockets indiscriminately at civilians across #Israel.
We will defend them. pic.twitter.com/FpO4HYGYdK
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) November 12, 2019
The barrage of rockets being fired by Islamic Jihad in #Gaza at Israeli civilians after our surgical strike on their commander shows exactly why he was targeted in the first place.
Terror targets civilians.
We target terror.#JiHadEnough pic.twitter.com/wVIZ1me5dd— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) November 12, 2019
WATCH: Israel's Iron Dome in action as it intercepts rockets above central Israel.
Approx. 20 out of the 50 rockets fired by Islamic Jihad from #Gaza at Israeli civilians have been intercepted. pic.twitter.com/qy8uBMc4dL
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) November 12, 2019
Islamic Jihad has killed thousands of civilians around the world & today they are once again targeting Israeli civilians with rockets.
Like this one that hit an Israeli highway during rush hour this morning: pic.twitter.com/PHjxn1616t
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) November 12, 2019
Islamic Jihad is a terror group in Gaza. Its stated goal is the annihilation of Israel. Today they fired dozens of rockets into Israel.
We watched as 2 Islamic Jihad operatives prepared to fire more rockets.
We targeted them before they could target us.#JiHadEnough
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) November 12, 2019
?RIGHT NOW: More rockets being fired from Gaza at Israeli civilians?
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) November 12, 2019
OPERATIONAL RECAP:
?4:00am – IDF conducts surgical strike of Islamic Jihad commander in Gaza, Baha Abu Al Ata
?5:51am – Islamic Jihad in Gaza begins intense rocket fire at Israel
?7:59am – Rocket fire at Tel Aviv— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) November 12, 2019
? 11:01am – IDF targets 2 Islamic Jihad operatives preparing to launch rockets at Israel
? 12:11pm – IDF fighter jets strike Islamic Jihad terror targets in Gaza
? 12:22pm – More rockets fired at Israel— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) November 12, 2019
When terrorists fire rockets from #Gaza at Israeli civilians, they do so indiscriminately.
What IDF fighter jets are about to do against Islamic Jihad in Gaza, is not.
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) November 12, 2019
Islamic Jihad continues to fire rockets at Israeli homes. Our tanks just targeted Islamic Jihad terror targets in #Gaza.
Terror targets civilians.
We target terror.
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) November 12, 2019
The Israeli Air Force just struck the opening of an Islamic Jihad underground terror tunnel in #Gaza. They planned to use it to attack Israeli civilians.
Above and below ground, we will continue to defend Israeli civilians. pic.twitter.com/0WVfuUzSef
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) November 12, 2019
Since approx. 5:00am, Islamic Jihad in Gaza have been firing rockets at Israeli civilians.
Continuously.
The time is now 5:00pm.
That's 12 hours of rocket attacks.
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) November 12, 2019
?NOW: More rockets fired at #Israel from #Gaza ?
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) November 12, 2019
The IDF is defending Israel against terrorist attacks that are targeting Israeli civilians, notably avoiding harming civilians in Gaza. And according to Code Pink national co-director Ariel Elyse Gold, that constitutes a “military assault on Gaza”:
In case you aren't paying attention, Israel is right now launching a military assault on Gaza. Hamas says they will start retaliating tonight.
— Ariel Gold אריאל ?☮️ (@ArielElyseGold) November 12, 2019
We understand that there’s a character limit on Twitter, but we’re pretty sure Gold still had enough room to explain that Israel’s “military assault on Gaza” is their defending civilians from rocket attacks launched by terrorists. Notably, Amnesty International seems to have the same problem:
Reports that five Palestinians in Gaza have been killed by Israeli airstrikes today are deeply worrying. The ensuing escalation in violence between Israel and Palestinian armed groups raises fears of a rise in civilian bloodshed. We are closely monitoring the situation.
— Amnesty International (@amnesty) November 12, 2019
Israel has a history of carrying out serious violations of international humanitarian law in Gaza, including war crimes, with impunity and displaying a shocking disregard for Palestinian lives.
— Amnesty International (@amnesty) November 12, 2019
We have no doubt that Gold (and Amnesty International) is champing at the bit at the prospect of Hamas joining Islamic Jihad in trying to murder Israeli civilians.
Are this obtuse on purpose?? My god.
— Jonathan 'JC' Cohen (@cohenj) November 12, 2019
So are you intentionally failing to mention the rocket attacks first or are you simply ignorant?
— sekellogg (@sekellogg) November 12, 2019
Bet you can't wait, seeing as all the Hamas guys have your number
— Ron Coleman (@RonColeman) November 12, 2019
You sound upset that a jihadi leader was killed.
— Lisa Hope (@Lisa24243883) November 12, 2019
In case you aren’t paying attention, I spent the day with my kids in our neighborhood bomb shelter, because your friends in Gaza are firing rockets at children.
— Bruria Efune (@BruriaEfune) November 12, 2019
You missed the hundreds of rockets showered down on Israelis citizens all night and continuing during the day
— Auston White (@AustonWhite3) November 12, 2019
So the rockets that was shot at us until now are what?!
Rockets of love?#Gaza#IsraelUnderAttack #Israel#IsraelUnderFire pic.twitter.com/HB1dFWJHtU— THE Blocknessmonster (@Blocknesmonster) November 12, 2019
Just got an alert of another Rocket of Love shot at Israel from Gaza.
— THE Blocknessmonster (@Blocknesmonster) November 12, 2019
She missed the rockets. She is a terrorist supporter. https://t.co/mn5PF2UzGh
— The Reagan Battalion (@ReaganBattalion) November 12, 2019
That should be clear to anyone by now. Code Pink’s stated mission includes supporting “peace and human rights initiatives,” but according to Gold and her fellow terrorist apologists, Jews deserve neither peace nor human rights.
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