Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Breaking News: Israel Launches Airstrike In Gaza

IAF F-16B jets. Photo by Yuval Tebol

Israel Launches First Aerial Strike On Gaza Since November Truce -- Haaretz

The strike near the northern Gaza town of Beit Lahiya came after militants in the Gaza Strip fired two mortar shells at the western Negev earlier on Tuesday.

The Israel Air Force launched an aerial strike on the Gaza Strip on Tuesday night, the first such attack since Israel and the coastal territory's Hamas rulers declared a truce after Operation Pillar of Defense last November.

The strike near the northern Gaza town of Beit Lahiya came after militants in the Gaza Strip fired two mortar shells at the western Negev earlier on Tuesday.

Also on Tuesday, the IDF launched tank shells into Syria after an Israeli patrol in the Golan Heights came under gunfire near Tel Hazeka. Shortly before that incident, a mortar shell landed near an IDF jeep near Tel Fares, in the Golan. The jeep sustained light damage, but there were no casualties.

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