i24 News – The IDF carried out strikes in the Gaza Strip early Shabbos morning after four rockets from the Palestinian area were fired into southern Israel. The IDF said it targeted Hamas underground rocket production facilities in response to two rockets being fired in the early hours of Shabbos day and another two fired several hours later.
One rocket was intercepted by the Iron Dome air defense system, while the three others fell in open areas. Red alert rocket warning sirens sounded off in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon and in the Lachish region, northeast of Gaza.
Bechasdei Hashem, no one was hurt by the terror.
While there was no immediate claim by any of the Gaza-based militant groups, the IDF regularly holds Hamas responsible for any attacks emanating from gaza.
The rocket fire came hours after President Joe Biden departed Israel, kicking off his Mideast tour, and shortly after he landed in Saudi Arabia to lobby for Israel’s integration in the region, among other issues on his agenda.
