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Accidental Missile Drop by Israeli Fighter Jet on Settlement in Gaza

Accidental Missile Drop by Israeli Fighter Jet on Settlement in Gaza

According to the Hebrew site "Wynet," today, Friday, a missile accidentally dropped from a fighter jet belonging to the Israeli army in the settlement of Yatid in the Eshkol area, southern Israel (one of the Gaza envelope areas). The Hebrew site stated that "the missile fell from an Israeli Air Force plane between homes and did not explode." It added that "explosive ordnance disposal experts arrived at the location." The site noted that "a controlled detonation of the missile will be carried out, and preparations are underway in the settlement to evacuate citizens from their homes within a radius of several hundred meters at the instruction of the Israeli police." The site confirmed that "the relevant authorities have begun an investigation into the serious incident." Meanwhile, Israeli army radio reported that "a half-ton bomb fell accidentally in the Gaza envelope and did not explode."

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