Israeli air strike targets Gaza militant after rocket attacks
- 10 years ago
Two people have been injured, including a child, after an Israeli air strike on a motorbike in northern Gaza.
Israel identified its target as Ahmad Sa’ad, a senior Islamic Jihad operative in his early 20s. It holds him responsible for cross-border rocket attacks from the territory last week
Palestinian medical sources say the man taken to hospital is in a critical condition and that a 12-year-old boy who had been standing near the motorbike was less seriously injured.
Air strikes earlier on Sunday and during the week are a sign of growing Israeli impatience over a recent upsurge in rocket fire.
Israel responded with a series of air strikes on Thursday after
five rockets were fired at its southern city of Ashkelon. They were all intercepted by the Israeli Iron Dome defence system.
Israel identified its target as Ahmad Sa’ad, a senior Islamic Jihad operative in his early 20s. It holds him responsible for cross-border rocket attacks from the territory last week
Palestinian medical sources say the man taken to hospital is in a critical condition and that a 12-year-old boy who had been standing near the motorbike was less seriously injured.
Air strikes earlier on Sunday and during the week are a sign of growing Israeli impatience over a recent upsurge in rocket fire.
Israel responded with a series of air strikes on Thursday after
five rockets were fired at its southern city of Ashkelon. They were all intercepted by the Israeli Iron Dome defence system.