Israeli warplanes strike in east Gaza after rocket hits town | World News, The Indian Express

Israeli warplanes strike in east Gaza after rocket hits town | World News, The Indian Express

By AP |Jerusalem |Published: June 14, 2019 11:43:38 am

Israeli warplanes strike in east Gaza after rocket hits town

Early Thursday, the Israeli military said fighter jets targeted an underground Hamas tunnel in Gaza after air defenses intercepted an incoming rocket.

The rocket fired late Thursday struck a building in the Israeli border town of Sderot, a frequent target of rocket fire, police said. (AP Photo)

Israeli warplanes struck a militant site in the east Gaza Strip early Friday, Palestinian witnesses said, after a rocket launched from Gaza hit a building in southern Israel, escalating tensions along the border just weeks after a cease-fire.