The Israel Defense Forces indicated on its social media account that “according to the assessment of the situation by the Israeli army, it has been decided to reinforce the Gaza Division in southern Israel with additional soldiers in order to increase the readiness of the Israeli army.” army in the area.

IDF spokesman Avichai Adrai said: “In recent days, we have witnessed the dangerous behavior of the Islamic Jihad organization, which can lead to dire consequences for the situation in the Gaza Strip. , caused damage Indeed, the daily life of the people of Gaza was closed to avoid attacks on civilians.

Israeli Army Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi has instructed his forces to increase readiness to confront “escalation scenarios” in Gaza.

Earlier, the Yediot Ahronot newspaper reported that “the Iron Dome system in southern Israel has been brought to an extreme state, and the roads adjacent to the Gaza Strip have been closed” due to the arrest of high-ranking Islamic Jihad leader Bassam al-Saadi yesterday in the Jenin camp, during the firefight that led to the gunfight, to the killing of another Palestinian last night.

In a written statement sent to the Anadolu Agency, the Israeli army said: “This morning, Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi visited the division in Gaza and conducted an assessment of the situation with the participation of the division commander, Brigadier General Nimrod Aloni.”

Earlier, the Israeli army also announced a number of precautionary measures on the borders of the Gaza Strip. He closed major roads and axes in the south, fearing that Hamas would retaliate and launch rockets into towns along the Gaza border. The security official explained that “precautionary measures in the Gaza Strip were taken to prevent Islamic Jihad from dragging the region into an escalation.”