Post by account_disabled on Feb 20, 2024 2:12:10 GMT -5
The incident took place on Friday afternoon at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel's second most populous city behind Jerusalem. A flight operated by the Israeli company Arkia Airlines arrived at the airport from Eilat, a tourist city on the coast of the Jordan Sea. As can be seen in the video, the plane descended towards Ben-Gurion amid a hail of rockets, which were reportedly coming from Hamas fighters in Gaza and in response to Israel's ultra-modern defense system, the “Dome of Iron". . Designed by Israeli forces, the Iron Dome system is capable of targeting and intercepting low-tech rocket and artillery fire.
Last night, during the firing from Gaza towards the Mexico Mobile Number List central settlements, a plane landed in Israel in the context of the Iron Dome interceptions,” wrote the Israeli newspaper N12 News in a message on X, the platform previously known by the name Twitter. News Week contacted Arkia Airlines and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) via email for comment. Israel is currently embroiled in a heated conflict with Hamas, a Palestinian militant organization based in the Gaza region, following a historically violent attack by the latter on October 7 that killed some 1,200 Israeli residents, according to the Associated Press.
In retaliation, Israeli military forces have carried out airstrikes in Gaza, and the PA reported that more than 17,000 Palestinians have been killed in the region so far. The Times of Israel reported on Sunday that not only Tel Aviv, but also the cities of Rehovot and Bat Yam were targeted in the Friday night attacks. When the plane landed, sirens also sounded in nearby areas such as Kfar Chabad, Or Yehuda and Rishon Lezion, urging residents to take shelter. Above, Israel's Iron Dome defense system is seen in action. A video circulated online this weekend showing an Israeli plane landing amid a firefight between Hamas and the Iron Dome system.