IDF strikes terror sites in Gaza in response to rockets

The Israel Defense Forces hit several terror targets in the Gaza Strip early Friday in response to two rockets fired from the enclave into Israel a few hours earlier.

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The IDF Spokesperson’s Unit said in a tweet that warplanes had hit an underground facility for the production of rockets, belonging to the Hamas terrorist organization. And althought the rockets might have been launched the Gaza-based Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror group, Israel considers Hamas responsible for rockets fired from Gaza.

Video: Israel Police

Shortly after the airstrike, more sirens blared in southern Israeli communities. The military said that three rockets were launched. One was intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defense system, another fell in an open field, and the last fell short of crossing over Israeli territory.

Meanwhile, tensions in the northern West Bank boiled over earlier on Thursday, as Israeli forces operating in Jenin came under fire and 10 Palestinians were killed in the ensuing gunfight. This was during operations to thwart a terrorist attack, part of ongoing Israeli campaign in the area against the local Palestinian Islamic Jihad wing

After reports of civilians being hit emerged, Israel said it was investigating the matter. Ramallah said it was suspending security coordination with Jerusalem after what it described was a “massacre.” The Biden administration called to “end the cycle of violence that has claimed the lives of too many innocent people,” State Department Spokesman Ned Price said.

This article was first published by i24NEWS.