The military noted that it detected the launch coming from Gaza City and that it quickly responded by striking the source of the fire. The IDF began striking in Gaza after terrorists in Gaza attempted to launch a rocket at Israel on Thursday.

“This is New York City under Mamdani,” said Zach Sage Fox, a pro-Israel influencer and former campaign staffer for Mamdani’s rival, former governor and mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo. “He hasn’t said anything about it. Anything. Why? Because a year ago he would’ve been at that disgusting protest.”

IDF identifies senior Hamas terrorists eliminated in strikes in Gaza in the past 24 hours after a failed projectile launch toward Israel. In addition, terror infrastructure was destroyed.

Hamas officials say search operations recommenced on 7 January, after a two-week suspension forced by harsh winter weather

Sources cited by Asharq al-Awsat claim that Israeli drones flew overhead during the clash, and that after the clash, Israel launched drone strikes and deployed “vehicles packed with tons of explosives that were detonated in batches to blow up what remained of the houses in the area.”