After yesterday’s report that several of Israel’s Iron Dome batteries had been deployed throughout central Israel it has been released for publication that another such battery has been stationed in Gush Dan area.
The batteries were deployed as part of the Israeli army’s reinforcement efforts following the Palestinian Islamic Jihad’s threats to retaliate to the Israeli tunnel strike in Gaza last month.
According to Hebrew sources Iron Dome batteries that were deployed across central Israel have been stationed in Gush Dan also known as the Tel Aviv Metropolitan Area.
The Israeli army has also propped up security around the construction works near the security barrier surrounding the Gaza Strip.
Over recent days the Israeli army threatened that any response by the Islamic Jihad will be met with a powerful and determined Israeli reprisal not only against the Jihad but also against Hamas.
Islamic Jihad responded saying the Israeli threats against its leaders constituted “an act of war” and vowing to continue to try to carry out a revenge attack against Israel.
The Islamic Jihad said it would not back down on its right to retaliate against Israel for the deadly strike which took away the lives of 12 members of the group’s militants and of Hamas’s armed wing.
