The Israeli military is massing ground forces on the border with the Gaza Strip in an effort to thwart possible terrorist infiltration attempts from the Hamas-ruled coastal enclave.
Early Tuesday morning, the IDF assassinated Baha Abu al-Ata, commander of the Iran-backed Palestinian terrorist group Islamic Jihad.
Since then, southern Israel has been blanketed by rocket fire from Gaza, with warning sirens sounding as far away as Tel Aviv, in the center of the country.
The IDF conducted a number of retaliatory strikes in Gaza throughout the day as the rocket launches persisted.
According to the Israeli news site Walla, the IDF is moving armored forces and infantry units to the border area. Furthermore, senior reserve officers are being sent to the Southern Command headquarters.
The major concern, Walla reported, is that terrorist groups will attempt to breach the border and attack nearby communities. The IDF is deploying its forces around these communities in a bid to preempt any such attack.
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi said on Tuesday, “We are preparing for further escalation and every scenario.”
以色列军方正在加沙地带边界集结地面部队，以阻止可能的恐怖分子从哈马斯统治的沿海飞地渗透。
本杰明·克斯坦（Alphameiner）
周二凌晨，以色列国防军暗杀了伊朗支持的巴勒斯坦恐怖组织伊斯兰圣战组织的指挥官巴哈·阿布·阿塔·阿塔。
自那时以来，以色列南部一直被加沙地带的火箭弹所掩盖，警报警报声响彻该国中部的特拉维夫。
由于火箭持续发射，以色列国防军全天在加沙进行了几次报复性打击。
据以色列新闻网站瓦拉报道，以色列国防军正在将装甲部队和步兵部队转移到边境地区。此外，高级预备役人员也被派往南方司令部总部。
瓦拉报道说，最令人担忧的是恐怖组织将试图越界并攻击附近的社区。以色列国防军正在这些社区附近部署部队，以阻止任何此类袭击。
以色列国防军参谋长阿维夫·科查维中将周二表示：“我们正在为进一步升级和各种情况做准备。”