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Thursday, January 8, 2026
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Thursday, January 8, 2026
IDF detects failed rocket launch from Gaza City toward Israel, targets launch site
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleStav Levaton is a military reporter for The Times of Israel
An IDF graphic depicting a failed rocket launch from Gaza City, which landed inside the Gaza Strip, January 8, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)
The IDF says it detected a failed rocket launch a short while from the area of Gaza City toward Israeli territory.
According to the military, the projectile fell inside Gaza, near a hospital. Hebrew media reports that the rocket fell near IDF outposts in the area.
There are no reported casualties.
In what it calls a rapid “closing of the circle,” the IDF says it carried out a targeted strike on the launch site.
The army says it views any attempt by terror groups in Gaza to carry out attacks against Israeli forces or civilians with “great severity.”
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