In Tel Aviv, a rocket in Israel is hammered family home. The message dominated the media in Israel. What is the response of the Prime Minister and his opponent – both in the election campaign? From Tel Aviv, And Sarah Hofmann.
Aerial images show a completely destroyed family house, and so the subtitles explain – from a rocket that came from Gaza.
The User of the “Ynet”, one of the most visited Israeli news sites, can click through for more images: close-up of the auxiliary forces in the midst of rubble, half-collapsed, cracks coated walls, broken window frames. On a mattress huge chunks of Concrete, next to a cots for Babies.
Similar images also lead to other online media from Israel. The left-wing newspaper “Haaretz” shows a blue-yellow-red children’s swing in front of gray rubble. And “Walla”, one of Israel’s largest media corporations, ballerina-like girls shoes, surrounded by shards of glass.
Also, the “Jerusalem Post” shows the photo with the girl shoes
The Headings are: “Gaza rocket hits house in Central Israel. The army is preparing to send thousands in use Haaretz” (“”). Or: Israel army “makes Hamas for rocket responsible. Reservists shall be convened and troops to the border to be sent to Gaza.” (“Ynet”) are updated, the Headlines, depending on the state, the Israeli army is. “Walla” asks: “Why was not enabled the Iron Dome?” This is Israel’s missile defense system, which often prevents strikes.
Seven people were injured in the attack, so the readers of the “Ynet”, including a Baby, a three year old toddler and a 12-learn Year. The house stood Mishmeret in the site, 20 kilometres North-East of Tel Aviv. According to the Israeli army, the rocket of a Hamas-base was fired at in Rafah in the southern Gaza strip, about 120 kilometers from the place of impact.
How do the opponents in the election campaign?
While the print media have not been able to respond to the incident, which occurred in the early hours of the morning, dominated the theme of the online news and Radio and TV news. Israel is in the middle of the election campaign. On 9. April, the country chooses a new Parliament and a new Prime Minister. And so many questions of the media: How do the two main protagonists, the current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Challenger, Benny Gantz, who are both currently in the United States?
Answers come first, via Twitter: “It was a criminal attack on Israel. We will respond with strength” – quoted by “Yediot Achronot”-Journalist Itamar Eichner the Israeli Prime Minister. He will immediately return after Meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump to Israel.
“Netanyahu has lost Israel’s security”, had Benny Gantz, Ex-army chief and candidate of the electoral Alliance Blue tweeted-and-White, before. “Hamas holds Israel, in fact, caught, that’s never been there before, and unacceptable.” And he put The Person he wrote with a view on Netanyahu, it had not succeeded, aggressive, and respond with strength to previous attacks, now I have to get new missiles.
Are meant two rockets, which triggered ten days ago in Tel Aviv, sirens – for the first Time since the Gaza war of 2014. The army to handle as a result over one hundred and Hamas bases in the Gaza strip. But then it was said that it was misfiring.
Gantz replied: “he Will give this time back with a statement, the Hamas, and it was a misfire?”