Israel attacks Hamas target in Gaza

The Israeli military says it struck a Hamas weapon manufacturing facility target in the Gaza Strip after a rocket was fired at Israel

MV Media August 27, 2015 1 min read

A picture taken late at night on August 23, 2014 shows smoke and fire billowing from a shopping center following an Israeli air strike in the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah. An Israeli air strike killed at least two Palestinians in Gaza as militants kept up rocket fire, a day after an Egyptian call for an open-ended ceasefire to enable new truce talks. AFP PHOTO / SAID KHATIB

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Source: VOA News

JERUSALEM—The Israeli military says it struck a Hamas target in the Gaza Strip after a rocket was fired at Israel.The military says it hit a Hamas weapon manufacturing facility early Thursday. It says the rocket launched earlier caused no damage or injury. No injuries were reported following the airstrike.

Israel says it holds the Islamic militant group Hamas, which rules Gaza, responsible for rockets launched from the territory.

Israel and Hamas fought a brutal 50-day war last year. Since then rocket fire and airstrikes have largely subsided although there is still occasional violence.

The military says eight rockets have been fired from Gaza since January.