by Nikki Guttman, Lilach Shoval and Israel Hayom Staff
Security forces unsure whether rocket hit on Israeli or Gazan side of border
The Israeli Air
Force bombed a Hamas post in the Gaza Strip overnight after terrorists
in the coastal enclave fired a rocket into Israel's south.
The rocket was launched at 11:30 p.m. but
did not trigger the local Color Red alert system in Israeli border
communities because it was headed for an unpopulated open area.
No injuries or damage were reported and
security forces were combing the area to determine whether the rocket
hit on the Israeli or the Palestinian side of the border.
The IDF said the IAF struck a Hamas post in northern Gaza in retaliation.
"The IDF holds Hamas responsible for all
that transpires in the Gaza Strip [including attacks by other terrorist
groups]," the IDF said in a statement.
Also on Thursday, IDF soldiers arrested
four Palestinians who breached the Israel-Gaza border. One was found to
be carrying two knives and a grenade.
The four were taken into custody for
questioning. It was still unclear whether they were planning a terrorist
attack or possibly had crossed the border with the aim of being
arrested in an attempt to escape the hardships in Gaza.
An IDF official said the military has noted
a rise recently in the number of Palestinians crossing illegally from
Gaza into Israel because of the dire humanitarian situation there.
The defense establishment has repeatedly warned that Gaza is on the brink of a humanitarian disaster.
Nikki Guttman, Lilach Shoval and Israel Hayom Staff
Source: http://www.israelhayom.com/2018/02/02/iaf-hits-hamas-post-in-gaza-in-response-to-rocket-fire-into-israel/
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