Gaza Rockets and Israeli Army Strikes Continue Despite Reports of a Cease-Fire
- “All warfare is based on deception!” – Sun Tzu, The Art of War
- Gaza Rockets and Israeli Army Strikes Continue Despite Reports of a Cease-fire
by Yaniv Kubovich, Bar Peleg, Jack Khoury an Noa Landau, https://www.haaretz.com/
Gaza factions say they won’t respond if Israel ceases ■ Bomb shelters opened across Israel ■ Air force hits Hamas chief offices and multiple other targets ■ Rockets fired at border communities from Gaza.
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After a rocket from Gaza hit central Israel Monday, the Israeli air force launched an offensive striking Hamas targets in the Strip. Seven people were wounded Monday in the early morning after a house north of Tel Aviv was hit by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip, prompting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to cut short his visit to Washington and return to Israel.
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Local councils and cities near the Gaza border as well as in central and northern Israel opened bomb shelters in preparation for responses to the offensive.
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Tuesday, 08:20 A.M.
Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan tells Israeli army radio “we will continue to exact a very heavy price from Hamas for its attacks on Israeli citizens, and that’s why all rumors and heresay of a cease-fire are incorrect.”
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Erdan says it is clear Hamas seeks a truce, but that Israel will not relent its offensive until the objectives are reached.
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