The Israeli military said Islamic Jihad fired 10 to 12 mortar shells at Israeli forces near the northern Gaza Strip on Thursday in retaliation for an Israeli strike in October on an attack tunnel reaching from Gaza into Israeli territory.
None of the Israeli forces, who were working near the border at the time of the strike, were wounded.
In response to the mortar fire, the Israeli military struck two Hamas positions and two Islamic Jihad positions, with tanks and aircrafts, in northern Gaza. No Palestinians are believed to have been wounded in the incident. Later, the Israeli air force struck two military compounds in central Gaza, IDF Spokesman Brig. Gen. Ronen Manelis said.
Security services temporarily closed train lines running between the southern Israeli cities of Ashkelon and Sderot.
Earlier in the day, rocket alarm sirens sounded in Israeli communities near the Gaza border. The Israeli military later said the sirens were a false alarm.
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Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman and other senior Israeli defense officials have warned since last month’s strike on an Islamic Jihad attack tunnel that any attempts at retaliation would be met with a harsh response.
Article source: http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Haredim-demand-PM-halt-state-mandated-construction-work-on-Shabbat-497318
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