MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Earlier in the day, a rocket launched from the Gaza Strip exploded in the Western Israeli city of Sderot.
"Moments ago, in response to the rocket attack from Gaza. IAF & armored corps targeted 2 Hamas posts in the northern Gaza Strip," the IDF said on its Twitter account.
The Israeli government has repeatedly accused Hamas, classified by the country as a terrorist group, of attacking Israel from the occupied Palestinian territories of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
According to the IDF, a total of 14 rockets have been fired into Israeli territories since the start of the year.
