IDF believes won’t be able to fully destroy Gaza terror groups’ capabilities to fire rockets – report

Israeli security forces inspect the aftermath of a direct hit from a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip into the town of Sderot, October 15, 2023. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
Israeli security forces inspect the aftermath of a direct hit from a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip into the town of Sderot, October 15, 2023. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

The Israel Defense Forces does not believe it will be able to fully destroy the rocket-launching capabilities of Gaza-based terror groups, Army Radio reports.

The report says that while the military has had success in taking out launchers for long-range missiles, it will be harder to totally remove the threat of short-range fire at the Gaza border communities.

“Even in two years’ time, it’s possible that the residents of the Gaza Strip will still be hearing rocket alerts,” an unnamed senior officer tells the outlet.

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