IDF kills 3 terrorists attempting to fire rockets at Israel
Hamas claims 3 killed in explosion in Gaza, in what IDF describes as an operation against rocket launchers.
By JPOST.COM STAFFGaza Air Strike Damage 311(photo credit: Associated Press)
Three Palestinian terrorists were killed in an IDF attack on the Gaza Strip on Monday night according to Hamas-run television.In a joint Shin Bet (Israel Security Service) and IDF operation, an IDF drone located a cell of Palestinian terrorists preparing to fire rockets into Israel territory from a location in the central Gaza Strip. There was a secondary explosion after the terrorists were hit by fire, according to a statement released by the IDF.RELATED:'Not how I planned on bringing a child into the world''Hamas planned to steal bodies of Kiryat Arba victims'The IDF also reiterated that it would not countenance any attempts to harm Israeli civilians or soldiers and that it hold Hamas solely responsible for keeping the quiet in Gaza.Hamastelevision reported earlier that two Palestinians were killed in an unidentified explosion in the Gaza Strip on Monday.
