Rockets Launched into Israel from Gaza
Since early Sunday morning (Sept. 12), Israel has had five rockets launched into its southern towns and one RPG attempt, making six rocket incidents altogether in two days.
On Sunday (Sept. 12), a rocket launched into Israel from the Gaza Strip hit open territory in the Sha’ar Hanegev Regional Council. The rocket hit a relatively quiet area, and there were no injuries or damages caused. This rocket was the fifth launched into Israel in five days.
Later in the day, an attempt to fire an RPG at IDF forces was thwarted and two additional rockets were launched, bringing the tally up to eight. The soldiers opened fire toward the suspects in response. Earlier that day IDF soldiers identified a number of suspects approaching the security fence in the same area.
On Monday morning (Sept. 13), the fifth and sixth launch occurred on two separate incidents of rockets launched from the Gaza Strip, landing in open territory near Sderot, bringing the count to ten launches in past six days.
On Sunday, in an address to the Israeli Cabinet, Israel Security Agency (ISA) Chief Yuval Diskin said that although the quality of Hamas’ weapons has decreased significantly, he expects an increase in terrorism as an attempt by Palestinian terrorists to derail the current peace talks taking place between Israeli and Palestinian leaders.
