Three Katyusha rockets struck open areas near Kiryat Shmona and apparently mal-fuctioning air-raid sirens went off in Jerusalem, Ma'alei Adumim and Beit Shemesh as Operation Cast Lead entered its 19th day.
The Jerusalem Post reports on the
second rocket attack from Lebanon in less than a week:
While security forces continued to search for the impact sites of the rockets, there were no immediate reports of anyone wounded or damage to property. The army launched a counter strike, firing artillery shells at the assumed location of the Katyusha launchers.
Lebanese officials also confirmed that several rockets were fired, with at least one falling short inside Lebanon. They said that the source of the rockets was likely the village of Kfar Hamam.
The IDF Spokesperson provided the following
on overnight operations in Gaza:
IDF forces, including infantry, tanks, combat engineers, artillery, and intelligence, continue to operate throughout the Gaza Strip with the assistance of the Israel Air Force and the Israeli Navy.
The IAF attacked approximately 60 targets in Gaza overnight, including:
· Hamas police headquarters in Gaza City
· An area rigged with explosive devices intended for detonation against IDF forces
· Five rocket launching sites, including a squad of gunmen who fired mortar shells into Israel. Three gunmen were identified to have been hit
· Eight cells of gunmen, some in coordination with ground forces
· Nine weapons production and weapons storage facilities, including one in the home of a Hamas operative in Gaza City
· Approximately 35 weapons smuggling tunnels in the southern Gaza Strip
The Navy continued to support ground forces operating in Gaza, striking Hamas targets. The IDF continues to enforce the naval blockade in the area.
Six soldiers were wounded in ground operations throughout the night: In one incident, two officers were moderately wounded and an officer and two soldiers were lightly wounded when they were fired upon by gunmen. Soldiers returned fire and hit the assailants. Another soldier was lightly wounded in a second incident.
Earlier on Tuesday evening, it was reported that 17 rockets had been fired at the south, as well as 5 mortars, for the day, including a rocket which hit an Ashkelon school. The IDF uncovered
a tunnel leading to the Nahal Oz fuel terminal.
On Wednesday, at least 16 rockets hit southern Israel, hitting Ashkelon, Beersheva, Yavne as well as Eshkol, Sha'ar HaNegev and S'dot Negev regions.
