According to Palestinian reports: video shows rocket launched from Jenin to Gilboa region of northern Israel
A rocket was launched Monday morning for the first time from the area of the city of Jenin, and exploded in a territory of the Palestinian Authority, the Israel Defense Forces confirmed.
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The IDF spokesman said "there were no casualties, the rocket did not pose a danger to localities in the area." According to the army, security forces arrived to conduct scans on the spot, and the incident is under investigation.
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Screenshot from video claiming Hamas rocket launch from Jenin toward the Gilboa region of northern Israel
Earlier on Monday, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades in Jenin, the military wing of Hamas, released a video that they claimed shows a rocket launch from Jenin toward the community of Ram-On in the Gilboa region of northern Israel. The incident is similar to one last month, when the Israel Defense Forces located a rocket launcher in Jenin after a similar video went viral – though it was an old base and contained little explosive material.
On Sunday, Ynet revealed that during the Flag March last month, a rocket was located in the Beit Hanina neighborhood of east Jerusalem.
Meanwhile, the IDF announced that a drone fell on Monday in Lebanese territory, and that there was no fear of an information leak. Later, Hezbollah claimed that it was responsible for downing the drone.
The Shin Bet security service is investigating the location of the rocket found in an open area in east Jerusalem, as part of a serious security affair that was allowed to be publicly disclosed on Sunday night. The rocket, whose base appears to be old, was located in the area by military forces during the Flag March on Jerusalem Day. Security officials are checking whether there was an intention to actually fire the rocket.
As part of the investigation by the Shin Bet and Israel Defense Forces, a Palestinian suspect, Abdel Hakim Mahmoud Muhammad Buatna, a resident of the village of Ajul in Benjamin, was arrested. He admitted that he intended to make a rocket out of a desire for revenge and said he acted alone.
About a month ago, the IDF located a dummy rocket launcher in the Palestinian village of Nazlat Zeid in the Jenin area, which was handed over to security forces. The location of the launcher was preceded by a video released by the Palestinians, in which it was claimed that it was a Qassam rocket launcher that was allegedly aimed in the direction of the West Bank settlement of Shaked. The video showed an explosion, but upon further investigation, the IDF revealed that it was a pyrotechnic device, and not a real rocket.
First published: 14:44, 06.26.23