Shortly after the rocket strike on Sderot, Palestinians reported that the Israel Air Force had struck targets in the northern Gaza region of Beit Hanoun.
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Israeli police said the rocket hit “between two buildings on a road” in Sderot, which is less than four kilometres from Gaza, causing no casualties. The Israeil army said that it was targeting two posts belonging to Hamas.
“We hold Israel responsible for the escalation in the Gaza Strip and we stress that its aggression will not succeed in breaking the will of our people or dictate the terms of resistance”, Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri said.
Turkish state-run media said Saturday that parliament’s agreement to restore relations with Israel would exclude Israeli individuals from liability and allow Turkey to deliver humanitarian aid to Palestinians.
“Turkey should think twice before it criticizes the military actions of other countries”, the statement read, adding that Israel would “continue to protect innocent people from rocket fire on our turf, in accordance with worldwide law and in accordance with our conscience and responsibility”. “Turkey should think twice before criticizing the military actions of others”. B’chasdei Hashem there were no fatalities or injuries in the attack as a rocket landed between two homes.
“[Rocket] fire into Israeli territory will be met with a particularly harsh and powerful response”, the defense official adds, a day after Israel launched dozens of airstrikes in Gaza in response to rocket fire on the southern city of Sderot.
Turkey s ruling Islamic-rooted AKP party has friendly ties with Gaza s Hamas rulers, and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been a vocal supporter of the Palestinian cause.
A 10th died after years in a coma.
The supplies were first shipped to Israel’s southern port of Ashdod, where they were unloaded and sent on to Gaza.
Israeli cabinet ministers approved the deal with Turkey Ankara although in June failed to send it to parliament due to time pressure by a rogue faction that was military.
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While unconfirmed reports claimed that a Salafi group in Gaza claimed responsibility for Monday’s rocket attack, Israel holds Hamas responsible for all attacks originating in the coastal enclave.
