Earlier this month, the Israeli Defense Forces sent jets into the Gaza Strip, surgically targeting Hamas military sites in the coastal enclave. The IDF operation was a response to rocket fire from Gaza toward southern Israel earlier that day an attack, according to reports, that the IDF suspects was perpetrated by Islamic Jihad. In punishing Hamas, the IDF was reestablishing previous rules of engagement with the terrorist organization: Hamas will have to restrain other terrorist actors in Gaza or pay a price.
Projectile falls in open field near the Gaza border causing no injuries or damage, in the first such launch since August. military says; fire comes three days after Islamic Jihad Jenin area commander killed by troops
Casualties identified as leading Islamic Jihad and Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades operatives; five suspects arrested in crackdown on ‘immediate’ terror threat; Fatah announces general strike in city in mourning