Air Force says rocket fired from Gaza earlier this evening wasn’t intercepted due to human error

Stav Levaton is a military reporter for The Times of Israel

The Israeli Air Force says it conducted a preliminary investigation into the mortar shell that fell in the Nirim area earlier this evening. The findings revealed that the shell was not intercepted due to human error.

The IDF says that lessons have been drawn from the incident and corrective measures are already being put into action.

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