Israel denounces the launch of two missiles from Gaza after Biden’s visit

July 16 (EUROPA PRESS) –

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have denounced this Friday the launch of two missiles from the Gaza Strip and that were heading towards the city of Ashkelon, in the south of the country.

The Israeli Army would have managed to intercept one of the projectiles with its ‘Iron Dome’ anti-aircraft system, while the other would have hit an open area without causing damage, as reported on its Twitter account.

“Gaza terrorists have just fired two rockets at Israeli civilians. One of the rockets was intercepted by the IDF’s air defense device,” the Israel Defense Forces said.

The health authorities have detailed in a first report that no person has been injured as a result of the alleged launch of the two missiles from the Gaza Strip, according to the newspaper ‘The Times of Israel’.

This launch took place hours after the visit to Israel of the president of the United States, Joe Biden, who left for Saudi Arabia in the afternoon.

The US president is on tour in the Middle East and, in his first visit to Israel and the West Bank since taking power, has reiterated his “strong support” for the two-state solution to achieve peace between Israelis and Palestinians.