Terrorists fire rocket from Gaza
Terrorists in Gaza fired a rocket at the Sderot area on Thursday evening, shattering months of quiet and triggering air raid sirens in the area.
The projectile exploded in an open, uninhabited area, the IDF said, adding that security forces were searching for the remnants of the projectile.
There were no injuries or damages in the Independence Day attack. It was not immediately clear which organization launched the attack.
Knesset Member Haim Yalin, formerly head of the Eshkol Regional Council near Gaza, and now a Yesh Atik Kneset Member, said that for the residents of the south near the Hamas-run territory, Israel’s Independence Day marking 67 years since its founding “remains a day of no hope.”
“The government of Israel must act with a firm hand against terrorism, and at the same time, act diplomatically to reach an agreement that will place quiet and security on the horizon,” Yalin added.
On December 20, Palestinians fired a rocket at a farming area in the Eshkol region, setting off warning sirens and sending residents fleeing for cover. The Israel Air Force responded within hours to that incident, bombing a Hamas base in southern Gaza. There were no injuries in those incidents.
The December attack was the third time Palestinians had fired a rocket into Israel since the truce between Israel and Hamas went into effect on August 26, ending a 50-day conflict last summer.
By Yaakov Lappin
JPOST.COM
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