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Gaza Strike

Strike in Gaza (Archive) Photo: AFP
Strike in Gaza (Archive) Photo: AFP
 
 

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

Ynet
Published: 06.14.09, 07:55 / Israel News

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.

 

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