Gaza: Hamas member killed in IDF strike
Israeli missiles strike number of targets in Strip following Qassam rocket attack in Sderot that left two brothers wounded, one of them severely. Hamas member killed, three others wounded
Palestinian sources reported that one Hamas militant was killed and three were injured after the IDF struck a Hamas outpost located between Khan Younis and Rafah in southern Gaza.
According to the reports, Israeli warplanes fired at a group of gunmen from the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas' military wing near Rafah.
Hamas and other terrorist organizations often station members along the border areas with Israel in order to watch for IDF incursions. Recently, the IDF has begun stepping up its strikes on these types of targets.
Minutes later Palestinians reported of another attack, this time on a Hamas security post situated between Rafah and Khan Younis. No injuries were reported in this attack.
At around 12:30 am Palestinian sources reported that the IDF struck the house of a senior Hamas operative. Preliminary reports indicate the strike resulted in a number of casualties.
The strikes in Gaza took place just a few hours after a Qassam attack on the western Negev city of Sderot left injured brothers Moshe (8) and Rami (19) Tuito. Doctors were fighting to save the young boy's leg.
Their father told Ynet, "this is a child who should be playing soccer and riding his bike; how can he have a severed leg when his entire life is still in front of him?"
Furious residents took to the streets and called on the government to approve an extensive military operation in Gaza.
Meanwhile, the residents of Gaza estimated that the IDF strikes were a mere prelude to harsher Israeli retaliation.
