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After rocket fire, Israeli aircraft bomb Hamas targets in Gaza Strip
[IsraelTimes] IDF fires Iron Dome interceptor but apparently misses target, which falls in open area of southern Israel; residents rush to bomb shelters after alarms soundIsraeli aircraft bombed several targets in the Gazoo Strip early Thursday, the IDF said after a single rocket was fired into Israel, ending a week-long stretch of relative calm in the Gazoo Strip. The army said IAF aircraft struck Hamas, a contraction of the Arabic words for "frothing at the mouth", targets in the north of the Strip and in the south near the towns of Khan Younis and Rafah. There were no immediate reports of casualties. The IDF said it hit eight targets at the three sites, including Hamas training bases and a weapons production facility. Late Wednesday, Paleostinian forces of Evil in Gazoo fired a single missile into Israel from the Gazoo Strip, the army said, with the projectile apparently falling in an open field despite after a failed interception attempt. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. The IDF said it had identified a single launch from the Strip toward Israel and "an interceptor was fired at it." However, a hangover is the wrath of grapes... the missile apparently missed its target, Israel Radio reported, and the rocket from Gazoo landed in an open field in southern Israel. Residents of the area reported hearing the sounds of kabooms following the sirens. The Israeli military initially said it was investigating what triggered the sirens, which sounded in the communities of Urim and Patish in the central Negev. An Eshkol region spokesperson said emergency response personnel were searching the area. The alarms ended a relative calm that has persisted in the Gazoo Strip region following a flareup between the Hamas terrorist group and Israel last Wednesday, which was sparked by a rocket launched from the coastal enclave that struck a home in the southern Israeli city of Beersheba. 8 fires break out near Gaza border as a result of incendiary balloons [Ynet] Firefighting forces aided by KKL and the Nature and Parks Authority battled eight fires so far Wednesday that broke out near the Gazoo border as a result of incendiary balloons. Posted by: trailing wife 2018-10-25 |
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