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An Egypt-brokered ceasefire began Sunday evening at 11:30 p.m. local time between Israel and the Iran-backed terrorist militia known as Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), after two days of fighting in which Israel clearly had the upper hand.
PIJ fired hundreds of rockets at Israel — including major cities of Jerusalem and Tel Aviv — none of which caused direct casualties, thanks to Israel’s Iron Dome system, which shot down missiles aimed at the country’s population centers.
A PIJ missile landed on a house in the Israeli city of Sderot, but the family was provide shelter in the ‘safe room’ of their house.
The Iron Dome will receive some of the funding from the US, which the system has received from Israel. Some pro-Israel proponents noted that several members of Congress voted against new funding for Iron Dome after last year’s war between Israel and Palestinian terrorists.
Israel’s Iron Dome air defense system has intercepted more than 95% of Palestinian Islamic Jihad missiles fired at Israeli towns and villages, saving countless lives.
420 Democratic and Republican members of Congress voted to help fund it.
11 not.
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— Avi Mayer (@AviMayer) August 7, 2022
Some PIJ missiles killed and injured Palestinian civilians.
Meanwhile, Israel destroyed much of the PIJ’s command structure and removed significant portions of its weapons depots, while also attacking observation posts and underground tunnels.
In the final moments before the ceasefire, the Times of Israel reportedeach side launched a few final attacks.
Experts remain puzzled as to why PIJ would want to confront Israel now, without the participation of Hamas, the terrorist group that controls the Gaza Strip and allows PIJ to operate. The one-sided result will damage Iran’s image in the region.
Joel B. Pollak is Senior Editor-at-Large at Breitbart News and the host of Breitbart News Sunday on Sirius XM Patriot on Sunday nights from 7pm to 10pm ET (4pm to 7pm PT). He is the author of the recent e-book, Neither Free nor Fair: The 2020 US Presidential Election. His recent book, RED NOVEMBER, tells the story of the 2020 Democratic presidential election from a conservative perspective. He is winner of the Robert Novak Journalism Alumni Fellowship 2018. Follow him on Twitter at @joelpollak.