From the Liveblog of
Thursday, November 30, 2017
Islamic Jihad dismisses IDF strikes as attempt to ‘divert attention’
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe spokesperson for Palestinian Islamic Jihad organization calls Israeli strikes on the terror group’s sites in Gaza an attempt to “divert attention” from an earlier fatal incident in the West Bank.
Daoud Shehab says the “resistance has the full right to retaliate,” according to a statement carried by the Palestine Today news agency, which is affiliated with the terror group.
Earlier today, a Palestinian farmer was shot dead by an Israeli in the West Bank who, according to the Israeli army, was defending a group of Jewish children from a group of Palestinians attacking them.
The IDF carried out airstrikes against Islamic Jihad and Hamas positions in retaliation for a mortar barrage against troops north of the Gaza Strip earlier today.
— Dov Lieber
The Times of Israel Community.