An Israeli Air Force F-15 fighter jet. © Amir Cohen / Reuters
The Israeli military counties to strike what it claims to be “legitimate military targets” in the Gaza Strip in response to Palestinian rocket fire.
On May 14th, Israeli warplanes wiped out another tower in Gaza city which used to host a branch of the Production Bank. In an attempt to justify the attack, the Israeli Air Force claimed that the bank was supporting the Hamas Movement.
מטוסי קרב של חיל-האוויר תקפו בניין רב קומות בו נמצא סניף של בנק הייצור הפלסטיני המשמש את ארגון הטרור חמאס בצפון רצועת עזה. התקיפה מהווה פגיעה בהתנהלותו הכספית של חמאס, שכן הסניף היווה כלי לניהול תזרים המזומנים השוטף של ארגון הטרור והזרוע הצבאית שלו. pic.twitter.com/G5EhihfUqQ
— Israeli Air Force (@IAFsite) May 14, 2021
📹 Watch: The moment the Israeli warplanes bombed a building that housed the Palestinian Production Bank in Gaza city, near Al-Shifa hospital. #GenocideinGaza pic.twitter.com/Ptn4jv36Oi
— Safa Press Agency (@SafaPressAgency) May 14, 2021
📸 Israeli airstrikes destroy a residential building that housed the Palestinian Production Bank in the middle of Gaza.
#PalestineUnderAttack pic.twitter.com/crg3woB5if
— Safa Press Agency (@SafaPressAgency) May 14, 2021
صور من استهداف بنك الإنتاج الوطني وسط مدينة #غزة.
تصوير معتز العزايزة#غزة_تحت_القصف pic.twitter.com/uuzaBtrILk
— Go (@YouthGoDigital) May 14, 2021
No human losses were reported as a result of the attack. However, a nearby hospital sustained damaged, according to Palestinian sources.
Since the outbreak of the battle on May 10th, Israel has destroyed a number of towers in Gaza city in what appears to be an attempt to intimidate the locals and subdue Palestinian factions.
The Production Bank was only one of many targets hit by Israeli warplanes on May 14th. The other targets were allegedly rocket launchers and tunnels of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas.
A short while ago, IAF fighter jets struck a tunnel shaft in the southern Gaza Strip belonging to the Hamas terror organization, which contained servers and military equipment. pic.twitter.com/qNO2QVRUlh
— Israeli Air Force (@IAFsite) May 14, 2021
Earlier today, an IAF aircraft thwarted a rocket launch attempt in the Gaza Strip by striking a rocket launch squad during the launch. pic.twitter.com/O15ln98gTB
— Israeli Air Force (@IAFsite) May 14, 2021
A short while ago, an IAF aircraft struck a Hamas terror squad in the northern Gaza Strip. The squad was struck while preparing to launch rockets towards Israeli territory. pic.twitter.com/CgJs2OxXT7
— Israeli Air Force (@IAFsite) May 14, 2021
A short while ago, aircraft struck a number of underground launch sites belonging to the Hamas terror organization in the northern Gaza Strip, as well as the launch site of an aircraft aimed at central Israel. pic.twitter.com/fGGvUSizxj
— Israeli Air Force (@IAFsite) May 14, 2021
The Israeli military’s Navy Special Forces also struck three posts of Hamas naval forces with what appears to be Spike NLOS stand-off missiles.
#IDF have released footage of multiple strikes against #Hamas Naval Forces, strikes conducted by IDF Special Navy Forces. pic.twitter.com/RylTBF4ohr
— Aurora Intel (@AuroraIntel) May 14, 2021
According to the Palestinian Health Ministry, at least 122 people, including 31 children and 20 women, have been killed in Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip, so far. More than 900 others were injured.
Despite Israel’s extensive strikes, Palestinian factions are still launching rockets and drones from Gaza. So far, the Israeli military has failed to achieve its goals.
