Israel Defense Forces (IDF) fires tank shells towards a Hamas position in southern Gaza, according to reports came from the area.
According to reports earlier the mortars were fired into Israel, conceivably amid battle between Egyptian armed force and Islamic State (IS, ISIS/ISIL) group in the Sinai landmass.
The IDF said that after a search of the area, it had determined that the rocket exploded on the Gazan side of the border fence and not in Israeli territory.
On Saturday night at approximately 9:30 p.m., the Red Alert rocket siren was sounded in the Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. An IDF investigation revealed that it was a false alarm and that no rocket had been fired into Israeli territory.
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A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip failed to reach Israeli territory, the IDF said Sunday night, upending its earlier statement on the incident, as Palestinian media reported retaliatory Israeli artillery fire at a border post.
According to Palestinian reports, Israeli tanks destroyed a Hamas lookout post in the central Strip, near the border fence, some two hours after alert sirens blared in the Israeli communities adjacent to the Strip, warning of an impending rocket.
The IDF holds Hamas responsible for any terror activity perpetrated against Israel from the Gaza Strip.
— IDF (@IDFSpokesperson)
No wounds announced so far.
The IDF discharges tank shells towards a Hamas position in southern Gaza after the endeavored rocket assault before from Gaza into Israel, reports say.
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