Hamas fighters in the northern Gaza Strip fired at least 25 rockets toward a nearby Israeli city on Tuesday, renewing right-wing criticism in Israel of the government’s decision to scale back some military operations in the war.
Hamas said in a statement that it had targeted the Israeli city of Netivot, about six miles from the Gaza border.
Most of the rockets were either intercepted by Israel’s missile defense system or fell into open areas, and there were no immediate reports of casualties.
But the Israeli police said that at least one building had been damaged.
The attack highlighted Hamas’s continuing ability to threaten Israeli civilians with rocket fire despite more than 100 days of a devastating Israeli air and ground offensive aimed at destroying the group’s military capabilities.
Organizations:
Gaza, Israel’s
Locations:
Israel, Netivot, Gaza