Palestinian rocket strikes Israel, drawing Israeli reprisal

[Syed Asif Bukhari]

© (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov) An Israeli police sapper carries part of a rocket which landed in a yard of a house in the city of Sderot, southern Israel, Sunday, Aug. 21, 2016. SDEROT, Israel — Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip fired a rocket into southern Israel on Sunday, prompting the Israeli military to respond with airstrikes and tank fire on targets inside Gaza. No injuries were reported on either side.

The Israeli military said the rocket landed in the southern border town of Sderot, a frequent target of Palestinian rocket fire. The rocket landed in a residential area next to a house, but there were no reports of damage or injuries.

Shortly afterward, the military said Israeli aircraft and tanks targeted two posts belonging to the Hamas militant group in northern Gaza. Hamas officials said a training camp in northern Gaza was targeted, but the camp had been evacuated after the rocket was fired in anticipation of an Israeli reprisal.

Israel and Hamas fought a 50-day war in the summer of 2014. Since then, a cease-fire has largely held. But militants in Gaza occasionally launch rockets toward Israel.

Israel holds Hamas, which controls Gaza, responsible for all attacks emanating from the territory.

 

[EgyptianAmerican]

Hamas needs to calm down and stop launching missiles and rockets into Israel. They need to build up relations with neighboring countries and focus on their economy and getting the international communities support against Israeli settlements. Once they do this they will be in a much better position on dealing with Israel.

 

[Henry ME 95]

good to know this time their F-16s missed the hospitals.