GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories: The Israeli air force (IAF) attacked targets in the Gaza Strip early yesterday, following rocket fire from the Palestinian territory into southern Israel, sources from both sides of the conflict said.
“In response to the numerous rockets launched at Israel in the past several hours, IAF aircraft targeted terrorist infrastructure including two weapon storage facilities in the central Gaza Strip and a rocket launch site in the southern Gaza Strip. IAF pilots reported accurate strikes on the targets,” the army said in a statement.
Palestinian witnesses said the air raids, which caused no injuries, hit uninhabited sites belonging to the radical Islamic Jihad movement, which is currently feuding with the Islamist Hamas Gaza rulers.
Late Sunday two Palestinian rockets landed in southern Israel, without causing any damage or injury, according to Israeli military sources.
Two other rockets were intercepted by Israel’s “Iron Dome” defence system, the army said.
It said Hamas were “accountable” for the rocket attacks, although no group claimed responsibility.
The Kerem Shalom goods crossing, reserved for trade between Israel and the Gaza Strip, will be closed until further notice following the attacks, the army added.
Speaking to public radio yesterday morning, head of the parliamentary foreign and defence committee, Avigdor Lieberman, said Israel should consider reoccupying the Gaza Strip and “cleansing” it.
AFP
