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Friday, March 21, 2025
From the Liveblog of
Friday, March 21, 2025
IDF says it hit launcher in north Gaza used to fire 2 rockets at Ashkelon earlier today
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
An IDF infographic shows the location of a rocket launcher used to fire two projectiles at Ashkelon on March 21, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
The IDF says it struck a rocket launcher in the northern Gaza Strip used to fire two projectiles at Ashkelon earlier today.
According to the military, the launcher was placed next to a humanitarian shelter in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood of Gaza City.
The IDF says it made efforts to mitigate harm to civilians in the strike, including by using precision munition and aerial surveillance.
The two rockets fired at Ashkelon were intercepted by air defenses.
This video released by the IDF on March 21, 2025, shows an airstrike on a rocket launcher in the northern Gaza Strip (Israel Defense Forces)
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