Israeli aircraft struck two sites in the Gaza Strip in retaliation for rocket and mortar fire from the territory on southern Israel, the military said.
Militants in Gaza fired a projectile into southern Israel on Friday just hours after Israeli warplanes carried out a series of raids across the coastal strip, a military spokeswoman told AFP.
JERUSALEM, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- A Qassam rocket fired from Gaza exploded in southern Israel hours after the Israeli air force struck suspected militant targets in Gaza, the Israeli army said. Israel Defense Forces - Israel - Gaza - Gaza Strip - Qassam rocket
A homemade rocket was fired on Friday morning from the Gaza Strip at southern Israel, no injuries nor damages were reported, unnamed Israeli and Palestinian sources said.
The Israeli military carried out air strikes on three regions of the Gaza Strip late last night, as inhabitants were preparing to celebrate Eid ul-Fitr, the Mulim holiday marking the end the holy month of Ramadan that starts today.
The Israeli army has announced that all Gaza crossings will be closed to traffic and incoming goods for four days as the Muslims celebrate Eid al-Fitr.
Israeli F-16 warplanes carried out several strikes Friday on the Gaza Strip after Palestinian militants fired a mortar shell from the Hamas-controlled coastal enclave into Israel.
A mortar shell fired by Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip hit southern Israel on Thursday evening causing no casualties, the second such attack of the day, the Israeli military said.
Anticipating fresh bids by pro-Palestinian activists to sail against its Gaza Strip blockade, and hoping to avoid a repeat of its bloody boarding of a Turkish aid ship in May, Israel has turned to maritime law.
Palestinian militants fired a mortar round from the Gaza Strip on Wednesday narrowly missing a kindergarten in a kibbutz in southern Israel, the military said, as Jews prepared to mark their New Year.