Deploying additional “Iron Dome” batteries around Gaza

The Israeli army decided, this evening, Saturday, to deploy more batteries of the “Iron Dome” defense system around the Gaza Strip.

The Hebrew newspaper “Haaretz” reported, this evening, Saturday, that the Israeli army decided to deploy these additional batteries, with the aim of countering any attempts by Hamas or the various Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip to carry out operations targeting the army forces in the area of ​​the Gaza envelope, or to throw incendiary balloons at those Settlements located in the cover region.
The newspaper confirmed that the deployment of these batteries is also due to the celebration of Laylat al-Qadr, on Saturday night, Sunday, to coincide with the celebrations of the International Jerusalem Day.

On Friday evening, the Israeli police stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque, fired tear gas canisters and attacked the worshipers inside it, as well as the protesters in the Sheikh Jarrah and Bab Al-Amud neighborhoods in Jerusalem.

And those confrontations resulted in the injury of 205 Palestinians, according to what was reported by the Palestinian Red Crescent Society, while 17 Israeli policemen were injured in the confrontations, according to a police statement.

While the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood has been witnessing for more than 10 days, confrontations between the Israeli police and the Palestinian residents of the neighborhood, and in solidarity with them. Palestinians in the neighborhood are protesting against decisions issued by Israeli courts to evacuate Palestinian families from homes built in 1956.