A statement issued by the army explained that the air force had intercepted the aircraft a short time ago, noting that two of them were shot down outside Israeli airspace, while the fate of the third aircraft has not been determined.
In another development on the ground, the Israeli army reported that two rockets were fired from central Gaza on Sunday morning toward the Netivot area and surrounding settlements, triggering air raid sirens in those areas.
The army confirmed that one of the rockets was intercepted, while the other fell in an open area with no casualties reported.
In a subsequent statement, the Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad movement, claimed responsibility for launching the two rockets, stating that the attack came "in response to the occupation's crimes against the Palestinian people."
Despite the intensive military operations and ongoing blockade imposed by Israel on the Gaza Strip for nearly two years, Palestinian resistance factions retain the ability to launch rockets and carry out attacks against Israeli forces on an almost daily basis.
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The Steadfastness Fleet demands punishment for the killers of activist Aisha Nour, and a US senator moves to hold them accountable.
Experts agree that the occupation is committing a full-fledged genocide in Gaza.
For logistical reasons and weather conditions, the Steadfastness Flotilla heading to Gaza has postponed its departure from Tunisia until Wednesday.
The occupation kills displaced people and children and continues to demolish homes in Gaza. There is a warning that famine will worsen in the central Gaza Strip within two weeks.
On April 6, the Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, announced the launch of approximately ten rockets toward the city of Ashdod in response to what it described as "Israeli massacres" against civilians in the Gaza Strip.
With American support, Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, including killing, starvation, destruction, and forced displacement, ignoring all international calls and orders from the International Court of Justice to halt it.
This genocide left 64,368 Palestinians dead, 162,367 injured, most of them children and women, more than 9,000 missing, hundreds of thousands displaced, and a famine that claimed the lives of 382 Palestinians, including 135 children.
