IDF strikes Gaza tunnels in response to Qassam
Israeli warplanes bombard two smuggling tunnels in southern Strip early Sunday after Palestinians fire rocket at Negev on Saturday
IDF fighter jets struck two Palestinian smuggling tunnels in the southern Gaza Strip in a pre-dawn raid on Sunday. The army said that two of the tunnels had been hit but there were no reports of casualties.
The strike came in response to a Qassam attack on Israel's western Negev on Saturday. The Color Red alert system was sounded in parts of the area and residents reported of hearing a loud blast.
No injuries or damager were reported in the attack.
A resident of Kibbutz Alumim, who was at the local synagogue when the rocket landed, told Ynet: "We brought all the children inside and waited until we heard the explosion. This is yet another reminder that peace is still far-off."
The last attack from Gaza took place three weeks ago when a rocket landed at the yard of a Sderot house. A woman was lightly injured by shrapnel, several people suffered from shock and some of the neighboring buildings sustained damage.
The IDF struck a number of targets in Gaza in response, wounding several people including a Hamas operative.
