South is burning: IDF attacked terror targets in Gaza

Following sniper shootings (Tuesday) which hit and killed a civilian employee, hours after the shooting attack aircraft Air Force hit a series of targets in the Gaza Strip. Army confirmed the execution of the attack.

According to Palestinian reports, due by three missiles, two people were killed by IDF fire in Lakia. One of them, reportedly, is a four year old girl from Deir al Balah. Mother and sister of the murdered were slightly injured. Others seriously injured civilians were evacuated to hospital Shifa. According to the report, seven people were injured by artillery shelling in eastern Gaza City.

Palestinians said warplanes attacked a training sites Brigades, the military wing of Hamas in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Al Bureij in central Gaza and Beit Lahiya in the northern.

B'Tselem strongly condemned the Palestinian attack on citizens. "There cannot be any moral or legal justification for targeting civilians. Rule stating that citizens must stay out of the fighting applies to any country, organization or person," the organization said in a statement.


Bombing of a training site of the Al Qassam Brigades in Khan Younis

The IDF said that the IDF using aircraft of the air force , tanks and army forces - infantry attacked shortly before a weapons manufacturing site and the terror infrastructure in the southern Gaza Strip , the focus of terrorist activities and terrorist infrastructure in the central Gaza Strip and two terrorist infrastructure in northern Gaza . Vulnerability identified precise targets, all our planes returned safely to base.

"The attack was in response to an incident that occurred in the afternoon, which killed a civilian – whilst working near the security fence in the northern Gaza Strip" it was written.

They added that "terrorist organizations have targeted Israeli civilians. IDF will continue to act decisively and to the extent required for every factor which activates terror against the State of Israel. Hamas is a terrorist organization and the responsibility to address. "

"If there will be no peace in Israel, will not be peace in Gaza"

"We will respond aggressively and hurt our sovereignty injury and damage our citizens and our soldiers. If there will not be peace in Israel, there will not be quiet in Gaza," said Defense Minister Moshe (Bogie) Ya'alon, following the shooting incident on the Gaza border. "There is no direct connection between the terrorist attacks in the last two days and the fire today at the border of the Gaza Strip, which killed an Israeli worker, but we treat them very seriously."

Ya'alon added: "In Gaza, Hamas is in control, and we see him as responsible for shooting the day because the Strip and rocket launchings last two days at Israel. We will not allow the disruption of the South, and will respond aggressively and painful damage to our sovereignty and harm our citizens and our soldiers. I recommend Hamas not to test the patience and run the authority in the area. "

"As long as the Palestinian Authority continues to incite against Israel and its citizens and encourage a culture of peace, we have to deal with the effects of air attacks. This is an intolerable situation for us."

A senior IDF officer referred to the evening events in Gaza. "IDF is preparing for an escalation in the south. I shall not relate to deploy Iron Dome battery in the south," the officer said, "We believe that Hamas turned a blind eye on what is happening south of our response nevertheless unequivocal. Up so attacked six targets. We do not know who fired on Israeli civilian and considering our options. "
Hamas blamed Israel for the escalation and said that she take responsibility for any consequences. "Resistance factions in Gaza have consultations to decide how to respond."

Dr. Sami Abu Zuhri, a Hamas spokesman, condemned the offensive killing of Palestinian girl 3 years old in the Gaza Strip. "The killing of the Palestinian child is a criminal act, occupation cowardly threats will not deter the Islamic resistance movement and prevent it act according to its objectives."

Advisor of Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, Issam Dalis said that contacts between Hamas and Egypt about the escalation in Gaza and efforts are under way that aims to restore calm in the Gaza Strip.

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