August 16, 2020 An air raid siren went off in the southern Israeli city of Sderot
At 00:58 (local time) on August 16, 2020
An air raid siren went off in the southern Israeli city of Sderot.
During Israeli Air Force attacks on Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip, the militants fired two missiles in the direction of Sderot.
Due to the real danger to civilians, the Iron Dome air defense missile system was activated, the anti-missile missiles of which shot down all targets.
As a result of falling missile debris (possibly the remains of Tamir interceptors) in residential areas, 3 people were injured and minor property damage was caused.
The Israel Defense Forces’ Tamir anti-aircraft missile system, Iron Dome, intercepting improvised rockets fired by Hamas from the Gaza Strip on August 15, 2020.
After the missile attack, the Israel Air Force carried out a second wave of attacks on targets in Khan Younis.
