UPDATE: According to Israeli sources, 30 projectiles were launched at Israeli targets from the Gaza Strip. The IDF says that in response it carried out strikes on 80 Hamas targets.
In response to rockets fired from #Gaza at #Israel, the Israeli Air Force conducted strikes on about 80 targets, including this training facility which was used to store weapons. Hamas deliberately positioned it next to schools, a hospital & a mosque. For Hamas, nothing is sacred pic.twitter.com/prFCH7RpiE
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDFSpokesperson) October 27, 2018
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Late on October 26, Palestinian fighters launched more than 14 rockets from the Gaza Strip at several Israeli settlements north and east of the Palestinian area, according to the Israeli military. The Israeli Iron Dome missile defense system reportedly intercepted 10 of the rockets before they reached any targets.
RAW FOOTAGE: This is what it looks like when rockets are intercepted right above your home.
10-12 rockets were fired from #Gaza at #Israel, the Iron Dome aerial defense system intercepted several. pic.twitter.com/L1zx99R55c— Israel Defense Forces (@IDFSpokesperson) October 26, 2018
On the bottom right of the screen, the Iron Dome fires missiles to intercept rockets fired from #Gaza towards homes in #Israel. 8/14 rockets fired from Gaza were successfully intercepted by the soldiers operating the Iron Dome. pic.twitter.com/eX4usJyvnE
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDFSpokesperson) October 26, 2018
Palestinian activists claimed that the rocket attack was a response to the killing of five civilians, who had been targeted by the Israeli military during protests near the separation fence around the Gaza Strip. However, the Hamas movement has not commented on the incident yet.
WATCH: We just struck Hamas' General Security Services‘ HQ in #Gaza in response to rockets fired at #Israel. We warned the building's occupants to evacuate several times prior to the strike. pic.twitter.com/Eb5nz80i4f
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDFSpokesperson) October 27, 2018
Minutes after the attack, the Israeli Air Force (IAF) announced that its warplanes and attack helicopters have begun striking targets in the Gaza Strip. According to the Palestinian Shehab Agency, 5 positions of the Hamas movement in the northern part of Gaza were hit.
#عاجل قوات الاحتلال تشن 5 غارات على موقع للمقاومة قرب المسدرسة الأمريكية شمال قطاع غزة. pic.twitter.com/AltrBSj36O
— وكالة شهاب (@ShehabAgency) October 26, 2018
A day earlier, Israeli warplanes destroyed several positions of the Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip following a similar rocket attack. Back then, the military confrontation ended with few hours, which is expected to happen this time also.
