Israeli fighter jets targeted Hamas sites in the Gaza Strip in the early hours of Thursday morning after terrorist organization in northern Gaza fired several projectiles at southern Israel overnight.
The shells were intercepted by the Iron Dome defense system, the IDF said.
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Palestinian media reported that several people were lightly injured in the strike, which targeted weapon production sites in the Strip's north.
Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories Maj. Gen. Kamil Abu-Rukun later declared that in response to the rocket fire, the fishing zone off Gaza's coast will be restricted from 14 to 10 nautical miles.
In response to the rocket fired from #Gaza at Israel overnight, IDF fighter jets struck a Hamas weapons manufacturing site in Gaza.
We hold Hamas responsible for the events transpiring in the Gaza Strip and emanating from it.
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) December 19, 2019
On Wednesday evening, the IDF reported that the IAF fired at an armed terrorist who approached the border in the southern Gaza Strip, near Khan Younis.
This latest round of rocket-retaliation comes two weeks after a significant flare-up on the southern border, following Israel's assassination of senior Islamic Jihad terrorist, Baha Abu al-Ata.
