Netanyahu Rushed Off Stage During Campaign Event as Rocket Intercepted in Southern Israel

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Netanyahu Rushed Off Stage During Campaign Event as Rocket Intercepted in Southern Israel

'Whoever fired rockets now, better pack his belongings,' Netanyahu threatens as he returns to finish address at southern Israeli port city of Ashkelon
Almog Ben Zikri
Dec 25, 2019 9:06 PM

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was rushed off the stage at an election campaign event in the southern Israeli port city of Ashkelon after rocket sirens blared throughout several communities on Wednesday evening. 


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One rocket fired from Gaza was intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defense system, the Israeli army confirmed.

Netanyahu and his wife Sara, who was also in attendance, were escorted to a shelter nearby; the prime minister later returned to the stage and continued his address.

More at: https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/rocket-alert-sirens-blare-in-southern-israel-1.8319031

More like a "hasty exit" than being rushed but we get the picture.

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Israeli PM Netanyahu Evacuated After Rocket Fired From Gaza, Israel Strikes Back
By Mimi Nguyen Ly
December 25, 2019

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was escorted off a stage by bodyguards and evacuated from a campaign event in southern Israel on Wednesday after local media reported that a rocket from Gaza aimed at the region was fired.

After sirens sounded, Netanyahu and his wife Sara took shelter briefly near the campaign venue, before resuming the event in Ashkelon, Israeli TV stations reported. Netanyahu was campaigning to maintain his leadership of the conservative Likud party in an internal election on Thursday.

The Israeli Defense Forces confirmed the rocket launch, tweeting on Wednesday, the fourth night of Hanukkah: “On Hanukkah, the festival of miracles, Israel’s modern miracle—the Iron Dome—just intercepted a rocket mid-air after it was fired from #Gaza at Israeli civilians.”

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https://www.theepochtimes.com/israeli-pm-evacuated-from-rally-after-rocket-fired-from-gaza_3185085.html