IDF strikes terror targets at Gaza Strip after rockets fired at Israel
According to Palestinian reports, the IDF caused damage to Hamas outposts but no casualties were reported.
By ANNA AHRONHEIMIron Dome anti-missile system fires interception missiles as rockets are launched from Gaza towards Israel as seen from the city of Ashkelon, Israel Ashkelon November 1, 2019(photo credit: REUTERS/ AMIR COHEN TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
IDF forces struck terror targets in the Gaza Strip over the weekend, after several rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip that struck southern Israel, according to the IDF Spokesperson Unit.“The Israel Air Force struck several outposts of the Hamas terror group in response to rockets fired [at Israel] from the Gaza Strip,” the report stated. According to Palestinian reports, the IDF caused damage to Hamas outposts but no casualties were reported. The rockets were fired while tensions remain high over the release of US President Donald Trump’s “Deal of the Century.”Incoming rocket sirens were activated in the communities of Sufa and Nir Yitzhak, and a statement by the Eshkol Regional Council said that a rocket landed in an open area on Saturday night, causing no damage or injuries.Two hours earlier, sirens sounded in Sderot. The IDF said the projectile was intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defense system.According to unconfirmed reports, shrapnel from the interceptor landed on a home in Sderot; there were no injuries reported.The rocket fire comes several hours after three mortar shells were fired from the coastal enclave, leading an IDF tank to fire a shell at a Hamas observation post in the southern Strip. One of the mortar shells was intercepted by Iron Dome; the other two landed in open areas.On Saturday, police forces were deployed to Sderot following reports of balloon sightings in the area. The area was closed off until the police bomb disposal experts finished examining the scene.Also on Friday, the Palestinian Red Crescent reported that 14 Palestinians were injured, including 10 by live fire, in violent clashes with IDF troops taking place along the border fence.
Early on Friday, the IAF struck “a wide range of targets” in Gaza, including an underground weapons facility, in response to three rockets and explosive balloons fired from the Palestinian enclave at Israel as well as sniper fire against an army position along the border fence.A mother and her three-week-old baby were injured when the incoming rocket siren was activated in Sderot on Thursday night. The mother fell with the infant while running downstairs to get into a bomb shelter. The baby suffered moderate to serious head injuries while the 30-year-old mother suffered light wounds.In Jerusalem on Friday, dozens of Muslim worshipers held a procession chanting nationalistic slogans at the end of morning prayers on the Temple Mount, Israel police said in a statement. Following the disorders, police forces entered the area and dispersed the crowd, restoring the calm, it added.
