Responding to approximately 430 rockets fired toward Israel over the weekend, the Israel Defense Forces hit 260 targets across Gaza.
May 5 (UPI) — Responding to approximately 430 rockets fired toward Israel since Friday, the Israel Defense Forces hit 260 targets across Gaza.
On Sunday after a Cabinet meeting, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahuposted on Twitter that Israel will « continue the massive attacks against terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip, and I had to thicken the forces around the Gaza Strip with armor, artillery and live forces. «
Netanyahu said « Hamas is responsible not only for its attacks and actions, but also for Islamic Jihad operations and it pays a very heavy price. »
Since tensions ratcheted up along the border on Friday, one Israeli man and eight Palestinians, including a pregnant woman and her infant niece, have been killed, Haaretz reported.
A 58-year-old man became the first Israeli to be killed by rocket fire since the end of the 2014 war. He died when a rocket hit his house in Ashkelon, according to a statement from Barzilai hospital obtained by CNN.
