Saturday in its first airstrike on the Palestinian territory since the
summer's war. AP reports:
The Israeli military said the airstrike on what it called a "Hamas
terror infrastructure site" in the southern Gaza Strip was in response
to a rocket fired from Gaza into southern Israel on Friday. The rocket
fire caused no injuries.
Palestinian residents reported hearing two explosions in the Khan
Yunis region of Gaza, in an area that contains training sites for
Palestinian militants. No injuries were immediately reported.
Lt. Col. Peter Lerner, an Israeli army spokesman, said Israel's
military "will not permit any attempt to undermine the security and
jeopardize the well being of the civilians of Israel. The Hamas
terrorist organization is responsible and accountable for today's
attack against Israel."
The Gaza rocket attack and Israeli retaliation came days after a
European Union court ordered Hamas removed from the EU terrorist list
for procedural reasons, but said the bloc can maintain asset freezes
against Hamas members for now. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu said Hamas is "a murderous terror organization" and called
for Hamas to be immediately returned to the list.
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