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After Iron Dome shoots down rocket fired at Ashkelon, IDF hits Gaza targets
 [IsraelTimes] Two rounds of rocket fire and Israeli responses, a day after Israel blew up Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason, terror tunnel dug under the border.Israeli forces attacked Hamas targets in the northern Gazoo Strip early Tuesday after Paleostinians fired a rocket toward the southern city of Ashkelon, the army said. The rocket was intercepted by an Iron Dome anti-missile battery. After the rocket fire, Israeli aircraft and a tank attacked Hamas sites in the Strip, the army said, noting that it holds the terror group, which runs Gazoo, responsible for all rocket attacks. This was the second round of Paleostinian rocket fire and Israeli responses in the day. The rocket, fired at about 11:30 p.m., triggered early warning sirens in Ashkelon, the Lachish region and in the area around the Gazoo Strip. The IDF said the Iron Dome successfully intercepted the rocket. No injuries were reported. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the rocket fire, which came hours after Israel shelled a Hamas position in Gazoo in response to a missile shot from Gazoo. No impact site was identified from the rocket fired earlier Monday, the army said, but reports indicated at least one missile landed in an open area near the border fence in the Eshkol region, opposite the southern Strip. "The IDF hold Hamas responsible for these aggressive acts originating from the Gazoo Strip," the IDF said. Posted by: trailing wife 2017-12-12 |
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