Hamas threatened to hit back at Israel on Saturday after Israeli Air Force jets struck several targets belonging to the terror group in the southern Gaza Strip overnight for the first time since this summer’s war. The air raid came in response to a rocket fired on Friday that landed in open terrain in the Eshkol region. “The IDF will not permit any attempt to undermine the security and jeopardize the well-being of the civilians of Israel,” Spokesman Lt. Col. Peter Lerner said. “The Hamas terrorist organization is responsible and accountable for today’s attack against Israel.” Friday night’s airstrike came following a rocket attack on southern Israel on Friday afternoon. Palestinians in Gaza fired a Kassam rocket at an Israeli community in the Eshkol region near the Gaza Strip, causing neither casualties nor damage. It was the third time that Gaza terrorists have fired rockets at Israel since the conclusion of Operation Protective Edge, last summer’s war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. timesofisrael/hamas-threatens-retaliation-following-israeli-airstrikes/
Posted on: Sat, 20 Dec 2014 22:43:23 +0000
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