Gaza rocket sets off daylong battle between Hamas and Israel | World News, The Indian Express

Gaza rocket sets off daylong battle between Hamas and Israel | World News, The Indian Express

By New York Times |Israel |Published: March 26, 2019 10:35:10 am

Gaza rocket sets off daylong battle between Hamas and Israel

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said he was cutting short his visit to the United States, with the rocket attack posing a new challenge to his bid for re-election just two weeks before Israelis go to the polls.

Netanyahu cut short his visit to the United States Monday, hours after a rocket launched from Gaza struck a house in central Israel, injuring seven people and posing a new challenge to his bid for re-election just two weeks before Israelis go to the polls. (Dan Balilty/The New York Times)

Written by Isabel Kershner