The Jerusalem Post reports that the
IAF struck targets in Rafah as well as several smuggling tunnels along the Philadelphi Corridor this afternoon and evening.
Israel Air Force jets bombed tunnels along the Philadelphi Corridor and other Hamas targets throughout the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, in response to the firing of a Grad-model Katyusha rocket into Ashkelon earlier in the day.
The rocket struck in a residential area near the city's sports stadium, damaging homes and vehicles and sending three people into shock.
An air raid siren rang out across the city in the seconds before the attack, sending residents fleeing for their safe rooms and bomb shelters.
After the rocket struck, the IDF warned residents of Gazan Rafah to leave their homes.
The recorded messages, in Arabic, said that people who worked in the tunnels, lived near them or provided logistical assistance to terrorists should evacuate the area immediately, residents said.
Around 6 p.m., IAF jets struck back, bombing five weapons smuggling tunnels as well as a Hamas outpost.
19 rockets and 12 mortar shells had been fired at Israel since the conclusion of the offensive.
