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Mortar attacks from Hama-stan fail to hit anything
A projectile fired from Gaza fell in an uninhabited area of the Eshkol region, the IDF said.No injuries or damage were initially reported.On Thursday, at least six mortar shells were launched at IDF positions near the Gaza border, according to statements released by the military. No injuries or damage were reported in the two separate incidents. The IDF reported that soldiers stationed in the area came under mortar fire and returned fire on a Palestinian position shortly thereafter. Arab media claimed that the Palestinian mortar attacks were fired near a terror tunnel that was discovered earlier Thursday. After initially replying with tank fire, the Israeli Air Force attacked four targets in retaliation to the second round of mortar fire, which came a number of hours after the first barrage. The airstrikes targeted "terrorist networks belonging to the terrorist organization Hamas in southern Gaza Strip," a statement from the IDF Spokesperson's Unit said. The statement said the IDF will continue to act "with determination, and do whatever it takes to destroy Hamas's tunnels encroaching on Israeli territory." The last time a siren sounded in the Eshkol Regional Council was on April 28. After an investigation was conducted by the military, The IDF stated that no rockets were known to have fallen in Israeli territory. Posted by: Steve White 2016-05-07 |
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