IAF jets strike Gaza
"Occupation planes bombarded an open area in northern Gaza, there were no wounded," a statement from the Hamas Interior Ministry said. The IDF confirmed that it had launched airstrikes on a two terror targets in northern Gaza and recorded direct hits.
The airstrike followed the firing of a Palestinian projectile from Gaza which exploded in southern Israel’s Eshkol region on Tuesday. The explosion occurred in an open area, and did not cause any injuries.
The IDF said it did not immediately know if the projectile was a mortar shell or a rocket.
Earlier on Tuesday, a Palestinian mortar fired at Israel failed to cross the border, and fell inside the Gaza Strip.
No Palestinian group claimed responsibility for the projectiles.
The projectile attack came hours after the remains of a rocket likely fired into southern Israel during US President Barack Obama’s visit to Israel last month were found in a kindergarten in Sderot, according to police.
The rocket’s remains were not located previously because the kindergarten had been closed for the Passover holiday, police added.This is not likely the start of anything big. The IDF is likely seeking to warn Hamas that we are not going back to a situation where rocket attacks go unanswered. Hamas is unlikely to be looking for a major skirmish now. They're too weak.
What could go wrong?
Labels: Gaza, Hamas rockets, IAF
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 8:30 AM
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