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 'swestern 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 fromGaza 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.