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Air force hits Hamas camp in Gaza after rocket fire
 [IsraelTimes] IAF response comes after rocket from Gazoo hits open field in south; no injuries reportedThe Israeli Air Force hit a Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason, camp in the southern Gazoo Strip early Tuesday in response to a rocket fired at Israel hours before, the army said. The army said it targeted a Hamas facility because Israel holds Hamas responsible for all rocket fire and violence emanating from the coastal enclave. There were no immediate reports of casualties in Gazoo. Late Monday, gunnies in the Gazoo Strip launched a rocket at Israel that hit an open field in the Eshkol region, Israeli officials said. There were no reports of injuries or damage caused by the rocket. Police said the projectile was found in the fields of one of the communities in the area, southeast of Gazoo, though they would not specify which one, lest it help terrorist groups hone their accuracy for future attacks. Warning sirens were not triggered by the launch, apparently because the rocket was heading toward an unpopulated area. Police sappers were called to the scene to remove the rocket. There were earlier reports of a rocket fired from Gazoo that landed inside the Strip. It was not immediately clear if it was the same launch or another one. There were also reports of rocket launches on Sunday that similarly fell short, an indication that they were done by smaller terrorist groups, as opposed to the larger ones that have access to better munitions. According to Israeli assessments, the rockets are not being launched by Hamas, but by other terrorist organizations in the Strip. Hamas has apparently been either unwilling or unable to clamp down on those groups. Posted by: trailing wife 2018-01-02 |
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