Monday, June 15, 2020

Gaza Rocket Strikes Field In South; IDF Tanks Respond, Hitting 2 Hamas Posts

Palestinian terrorists in the Gaza Strip fired at least one rocket into southern Israel on Saturday night, striking an open field, the Israel Defense Forces said. In response, IDF tanks shelled two Hamas positions in the northern Gaza Strip, the military said.

According to the Sha’ar Hanegev regional council, the projectile caused neither injury nor damage. As the rocket was not heading toward a populated area it did not trigger sirens in Israeli communities. However, the Israel Defense Forces said, it set off alerts on cellphones in the area.

Earlier on Saturday, a suspected explosive device attached to a cluster of balloons that was apparently launched from Gaza was found in a field in the Merhavim Regional Council. A group of foreign workers who were reportedly not aware the object could be a bomb picked up the balloons, but it did not explode. -Full Report