It looks like the Palestinians are up to their old tricks again – attacking the Jews instead of fixing their problems.
BREAKING: Israeli Air Force targeted terror targets in #Gaza following rocket fire towards Southern Israel earlier. pic.twitter.com/sF7CDQVPNP
— Israel News Flash (@ILNewsFlash) September 29, 2015
BREAKING: Israeli jets now striking targets in Gaza in response to rockets fired at Israel tonight.
— Israel Breaking (@IsraelBreaking) September 29, 2015
Reports of F16 jets over #Gaza and explosions there after rockets fired into #Israel. Worrying escalation of another surge in tensions.
— Cllr Matt Reay (@mwreay) September 29, 2015
And, three hours ago:
Hamas orders official evacuation of "security sites" in Gaza in anticipation of Israeli airstrikes following rocket fire into Israel.
— Israel Breaking (@IsraelBreaking) September 29, 2015
More Video: Rockets fired from Gaza seen intercepted over Ashdod, South Israel short time ago. pic.twitter.com/M2QWgRD6ky
— Israel Breaking (@IsraelBreaking) September 29, 2015
Initial report: Rocket launched from Gaza at S. Israel & intercepted by Iron Dome. No injuries reported
— IDF (@IDFSpokesperson) September 29, 2015
#Gaza terrorist launched a rocket at southern Israel. #IDF Iron Dome successfully intercepted the rocket. pic.twitter.com/O0tglpp5C1
— Peter Lerner (@LTCPeterLerner) September 29, 2015
BREAKING: Red alert sirens sounding in southern Israel. Rockets apparently fired from Gaza at Israeli civilians. #pray
— Joel C. Rosenberg (@JoelCRosenberg) September 29, 2015
BREAKING NEWS:
-Rocket Launched From Gaza at S. Israel
-Intercepted by Iron Dome
-No Injuries Reported— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) September 29, 2015
And Haaretz is reporting that ISIS-affiliates have taken responsibility for the rocket attacks:
A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip at the southern Israel city of Ashdod on Tuesday night was intercepted by the Iron Defense air defense system. No damage or casualties were caused.
The Grad-type rocket was the first rocket to be fired from the Strip at Ashdod since the summer conflict between Gaza and Israel ended in August 2014.
The radical Salafist group the Omar Hadid Brigade, which is affiliated with ISIS, claimed responsibility for the attack, despite initial assessments that it was the Islamic Jihad that launched the attack.
Hmmm. I’d put my money on the Israel retaliation rather than the rocket attacks.