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Netanyahu cuts short US visit after Tel Aviv attack…reports of IAF attacks on Gaza

epa07404828 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to reporters in his Jerusalem offices, 28 February 2019. Netanyahu gave statements after the Israeli attorney general said he intends to bring charges against the prime minister in three lawsuits, pending a hearing. EPA-EFE/JIM HOLLANDER

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cut short his visit to the U.S. after the rocket attack on Tel Aviv that left seven people wounded. On news of the attack, Netanyahu warned that Israel he will “respond forcefully” against Hamas.

According to Israeli media reports, the Israeli Air Force (IAF) attacked military targets in Gaza Strip in retaliation.

A rocket fired from Gaza struck a home in central Israel early Monday morning and caught fire, leaving seven people wounded. The Israeli military saying it identified a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip and was investigating.

Israeli police examine missile hit damaged house
Israeli Police examine a house that suffered a direct hit from a missile reportedly fired by militant groups from the Gaza Strip in Moshav Mishmeret near Netanya, north of Tel Aviv Israel.

The rocket landed in Moshav Mishmeret, an agricultural settlement town north of Tel Aviv, comes at a time of high tension before the anniversary of Gaza border protests and an April 9 election campaign in Israel.

The incident also comes 10 days after rockets were fired towards Tel Aviv. Gaza’s Hamas leaders said they were fired accidentally.
Via The Jerusalem Post

https://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Rocket-sirens-heard-in-Kfar-Saba-area-584520

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