Israeli aircraft on Saturday attacked more than 40 targets in the Gaza Strip in the most extensive daytime assault since 2014’s Operation Protective Edge as Palestinian terror groups fired repeated salvos of rockets and mortars into Israel.
The surge in violence started after midnight Saturday as the Israel Defense Forces hit an attack tunnel and Hamas training bases in Gaza in response to the wounding of an IDF officer by a hand grenade thrown during a border riot on Friday.
During the night Palestinians fired more than 30 projectiles into Israel and kept up the attacks on Saturday, firing a further 60 rockets and mortars. Residents of Israeli border communities spent the night in bomb shelters and were cautioned to remain close to the shelters during the day.
The primary target of the strikes Saturday was the Hamas battalion headquarters in Beit Lahia, in the north of the Strip, the army said.The IDF published video of its air strikes. (Read More) (Watch Video of strikes in the article)
