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UPDATE: Israel responded with airstrikes
In response to the projectiles fired at Israel from Gaza earlier today, IAF aircraft targeted a Hamas training compound & an ammunition warehouse in the Gaza Strip
— IDF (@IDFSpokesperson) 8 December 2017
ORIGINAL POST:
For the second day in a row, the Palestinian armed group al-Nasser Salah al-Deen Brigades fired several rockets from the Gaza Strip at Israeli settlements north of it, according to the al-Nasser Brigade news agency al-Buraq.
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The Palestinian armed group also promised that it will soon response even harder to the US decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. The al-Nasser Brigades are one of the main allies of Hamas in Gaza Strip, and its rocket attacks on December 7 and 8 are likely coordinated with the movement.
The Israeli Army confirmed that at least one rocket was fired from the Gaza Strip on Sha’ar HaNegev, Sdot Negev and Hof Ashkelon settlements in southern Israel on December 8. The Israeli anti-rocket system Iron Dome successfully intercepted the rocket, according to the Israeli Army statement.
The Iron Dome aerial defense system intercepted a projectile that was fired from the Gaza Strip at southern Israel. No injuries reported
— IDF (@IDFSpokesperson) December 8, 2017
Minutes later, the Israeli Army reported that an unidentified projectile was fired from Gaza at the settlements of Bnei Shimon and Sdot Negev in southern Israel. According to the Israeli Army, the projectile didn’t hit its targets.
A projectile was fired from the Gaza Strip at southern Israel. A hit was not yet identified. Troops are searching the area
— IDF (@IDFSpokesperson) December 8, 2017
On December 7, the Israeli Army stressed that it will hold Hamas the responsibility for any attack on Israel from the Gaza Strip. A limited Israeli response to the rocket attack is expected in the upcoming hours.
