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PIJ Rocket Fails - Impacts with Home and Kills 4 Palestinian Children
Published 2 years ago
Infrared footage released by the Israeli Defense Force from a system that tracks rocket launches in Gaza captures the moment a PIJ rocket failed. The rocket's failure caused it to go off course and impact with a local home.
At least four children and three adults have been reported dead after a failed PIJ rocket attack originating inside of the Gaza region impacted with a local home in the Northern part of Gaza. Initial reports coming out of the region immediately blamed the Israeli Defense Force for the deaths, but the Israelis had not conducted any strikes in the region for several hours when the attack occurred. After a brief internal investigation, the IDF released the footage above, showing a rocket attack coming from a coastal enclave.
“On our radar, we see the launch and impact and can see it was them failing and hitting themselves,” a spokesman said. A second official added: “We have videos that prove beyond any doubt that this is not an Israeli attack. It has been unequivocally proven that it was a failed Islamic Jihad rocket launch.”
The launch signature in this footage also matches with previous launches we've seen from PIJ fighters in Gaza.
