by NTEB News Desk
The threat from the South comes alive
Two major Israeli newspapers are reporting that rockets fired from Egypt have hit Israel.
"Terrorists in the Sinai Peninsula launched rockets into Israel Friday night," reports the
Jerusalem Post. "The rockets fell near an Israeli village on the southern border, causing some damage, but no injuries."
The
Israeli daily Haaretz reports, "Rockets fired from direction of Egypt toward Eshkol Regional Council."
It
appears no damage was reported in connection with the rocket fire from
Egypt. Earlier today, the Egyptian prime minister visited Gaza to
express solidarity with the Palestinians there.
This
new front comes a day after a rocket landed near Tel Aviv and on the
same day Israel's capital Jerusalem was the target of rocket fire. Those
attacks were courtesy of Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
"After
Tel Aviv metropolitan area, capital under fire too: An air raid siren
was sounded in Jerusalem and surrounding communities early Friday
evening. After residents reported hearing blast sounds, security forces
confirmed that one rocket had landed in the Gush Etzion area near a
Palestinian village,"
Ynet reports.
"There
were no reports of injuries or damage. This was the first air raid
siren sounded in the area since the IDF launched Operation Pillar of
Defense in the Gaza Strip. Air raid sirens were sounded in southern
communities throughout the day and a barrage of missiles hit the area."
source - Weekly Standard