JERUSALEM – Israeli aircraft struck a weapons-manufacturing facility and two smuggling tunnels in the southern Gaza Strip yesterday, in response to recent rocket attacks on Israel, the military said.
Palestinian security officials reported no injuries.Israel went to war against militants in Hamas-ruled Gaza last winter to quash eight years of rocket and mortar fire that terrorised southern Israel and killed 18 civilians.More than 1 400 Palestinians were killed in the war, and since it ended on January 18, the attacks have decreased sharply. According to the military’s count, 270 rockets and mortars have been fired at Israel since the three-week offensive ended on January 18, compared with more than 3 300 in 2008.But Israel says weapons and weapons-making components still reach militants through tunnels under Gaza’s border with Egypt. And sporadic fire continues, including a rocket attack on Wednesday that caused no injuries. – Nampa-AP
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