Israel Raids Gaza Strip after Rocket Fired
Israeli warplanes raided the Gaza Strip early Wednesday after a rocket was fired at southern Israel, a military spokesman said.
"The air force targeted a site used for terrorist activities in the south of the Gaza Strip which was hit," he said in a statement.
The raid came in response to the firing of a Qassam rocket from the Strip at Israeli territory late Tuesday, the spokesman added.
Low-level unrest has rumbled on in and around Gaza for the past 10 days but has not deteriorated into all-out fighting as it did on October 29-30 when tit-for-tat violence left 12 Palestinian militants and an Israeli civilian dead.
Militant groups say they are observing an Egyptian-brokered truce agreement but have reserved the right to reply to any Israeli fire, while Israel has said it will target any militants poised to fire rockets across the border.
Source: Agence France Presse
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