IDF strikes Gaza site after mortar shells fired into Israel
IAF aircraft strikes south Gaza site; earlier three mortars exploded in southern Regional Council, no damage or injuries reported.
By Haaretz Tags: IDF IAF Gaza HamasIAF aircraft struck a site in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday morning, after three mortar shells were fired into Israel from the Gaza Strip.
“A short while ago, Israel Air Force aircraft struck a terror site in the southern Gaza Strip seconds after high-trajectory fire towards the state of Israel,” the IDF spokesperson said in a statement.
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A rocket being fired out of Gaza. |
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A direct hit on the site was confirmed, the statement said.
“The IDF will not tolerate any attempt to harm Israeli civilians and IDF soldiers, and will continue to operate with strength and determination against anyone who uses terror against the State of Israel. The Hamas terror organization is solely responsible for any terrorist activity emanating from the Gaza Strip,” the statement said.
Earlier on Saturday morning, three explosions thought to be from mortars were reported in the southern area of the Eshkol Regional Council. No damage or injuries were reported.
Earlier this week, an IDF Strike close to the border fence in the Gaza Strip killed one Palestinian and left another critically wounded, Hamas police said.
An IDF spokesperson confirmed that troops had opened fire, both from aircraft and tanks, near the northern Gaza town of Beit Hanoun, and said that the strike had targeted a militant cell laying explosive devices near the border fence.
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We know Gaza is awash with terrorist, and it's only about time till the iDF must go in and hunt them down.
Bomb/mortor/missle expoxeds in open field and there is no damage or injuries. Alleged attacks by the resistance. Likely cause, IDF plants an exposive charge in open-field. Then claims an attack (notice that there is NEVER an independted report, all reports are orginated by the IDF) Isreal believes that these provide justification for attacking civilan targets. More war crimes.
It is not a war crime to fire back at terrorists or even an ordinary army fighting in a war if they are in a civilian area. The war crime is actually commited by those firing from a civilian area. Israel doesn't have to sit idyly by while its civilians are targeted. She is entitled to fire back, though there is an obligation, where it is possible, to take care so as to not hurt civilians. However, where, as in this case, the terror cell is firing in the middle of civilian area, there is no aboility to take care.
Israel does not want this because they would have to prove who really fired the shells.
effort to prevent terror groups operating from territory over which one has governmental control from firing at civilian groups. Everyone knows who is involved with this. One of them is retiring into a rat hole.
Israel must get serious and go in and start taking out senior Hamas members until things are quiet and if it does not work fast enough start destroying key institutions in Gaza. Obviously the message hasn't been delivered yet.
the earlier raid by idf..
Get a life,liar.