ILLUSTRATIVE IMAGE: AFP PHOTO / MENAHEM KAHANA
On December 29, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) announced that their Iron Dome aerial defense system had intercepted two rockets launched from the Gaza Strip.
The third rocket fell in the area of Nachal Oz kibbutz. Security forces were deployed to the area.
Moments ago, sirens sounded in the Sha’ar HaNegev & Sdot Negev regional councils, southern Israel. Three launches were identified from the Gaza Strip. The Iron Dome aerial defense system intercepted two rockets
— IDF (@IDFSpokesperson) 29 December 2017
There were no reports of casualties or damage.
In response to the rocket launches, the IDF shelled two positions of the Palestinian movement Hamas in Gaza.
In response to the rockets fired towards Israel, IDF tanks and IAF aircraft targeted two posts belonging to the terrorist organization Hamas in the northern Gaza Strip.
— IDF (@IDFSpokesperson) 29 December 2017
