A rocket was launched at Israel by terrorists in Gaza on Tuesday, hours after Israel’s military announced it had uncovered an attack tunnel emerging from the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis that reached dozens of metres into Israel.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed that in response to the rocket attack, Israel struck a subterranean site linked to Gaza’s Hamas rulers.
The rocket was intercepted by Israel’s Iron Dome air defence system.
No group in Gaza claimed responsibility for firing the rocket, which set off warning sirens in the border area, but Israel’s considers Hamas responsible for all activity emanating from the enclave.
According to the IDF, military engineers located the concrete-lined tunnel from Gaza after an “indication” from the barrier system whose installation is being completed on the border.
The military said the tunnel did not penetrate Israel’s new underground barrier and did not pose a threat to communities in the area.
Thousands of Israelis were forced into bomb shelters during Friday evening Shabbat dinner last week, as terrorists fired a rocket at southern Israel.
Last week, Israel’s Channel 12 news reported that Israel and Hamas had reached an agreement mediated by Qatar that will see quiet on the southern border for a period of six months.
