Terrorists in Gaza launch nine rockets at Israel on eve of Passover
Sirens went off twice in Israel on Tuesday night—the night before Passover—as terrorists launched nine rockets from the Gaza Strip towards Israel.
“Five rockets were fired from Gaza at Israel tonight. Four of them were intercepted by the IDF Aerial Defense Array,” the Israel Defense Forces tweeted. “Following the additional sirens that sounded, four rockets were launched from Gaza and landed in open areas.”
Videos on social media showed Israel’s Iron Dome shooting them down.
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The attacks came as many critics of Israel—notably, Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.)—posted video of Israeli police clearing people out of Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem’s Old City and accusing police of targeting Muslim worshippers during Ramadan.
“This is the violent apartheid government of Israel. This is horrific,” tweeted Tlaib, who has a history of antisemitic and anti-Israel statements.
Aviva Klompas, former head speechwriter for the Israeli mission to the United Nations, responded to Tlaib’s charges.
“Once again the congresswoman vilifies Israel and offers no context. Armed Palestinians barricaded themselves in the mosque and threatened violence. The police spent hours trying to convince them to exist peacefully, but they refused,” Klompas tweeted.
“If armed rioters barricaded themselves in the Vatican or the Great Mosque of Mecca, we’d expect the police to similarly restore peace,” she added.
Moti Ankari, a fashion blogger and entrepreneur, also accused Tlaib of misrepresenting the facts.
“Show the full video—show how your Palestinian ‘peaceful’ terrorists were launching fireworks inside the mosque,” Ankari tweeted. “Aren’t you tired? Of always playing victim?”
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