Israel deploys the Iron Dome in Tel Aviv, after threats from Islamic Jihad

Israel increased the alert level and the Army deployed its mobile anti-aircraft defense system, Iron Dome, following threats from the Palestinian Islamic Jihad in Gaza to avenge their deaths in the tunnel destroyed by Israel two weeks ago.A military spokeswoman confirmed that a battery of the Iron Dome anti-missile system has been deployed in the central region of Gush Dan, around the city of Tel Aviv, and said that the resorts of Black Arrow, the Hill of the Mountains, have been closed. Campanas and Nizmit, in the vicinity of Gaza.«A week ago we received a statement from the Army that said that they are carrying out exercises in the area and, indeed, we see a lot of military presence and we suffer unusual movement restrictions. “There is no doubt something is happening,” said Adele Raemer, from Kibbutz Nirim, a few kilometers from the border with Gaza.The Israel Defense Army (IDF) increased the alert level, after warning in a statement that Islamic Jihad plans retaliation for the elimination of fourteen terrorists in the bombing of the attack tunnel that they dug to penetrate into Israeli territory.After the incident, Khaled Al Batash, one of the leaders of the terrorist group, claimed that they had no choice but to “punish Israel.”Farmers in the area have said that they cannot go to work in the fields normally, something that has not happened since the 2014 war.”The Iron Dome Battery in my area has been deployed, and my son-in-law, who is a farmer, says that he is very limited in his work because he has to follow Army guidelines,” Raemer said.An Army spokesperson assured that the alert level has not been raised: “We are the same as a month ago, always prepared, but not on alert.”The military information office declined to confirm any special measures taken in recent weeks.Along the same lines, former Air Force commander Daniel Milo, asked about the deployment of batteries in different places in the country, responded: “In previous operations we have found rockets with different ranges, including projectiles that reached the outskirts of the country. great Tel Aviv.”As soon as the situation on the ground begins to be unstable or tense, these types of preventive actions make a lot of sense,” he told Army radio. EFE and AuroraPost navigation