Gaza Strip
The attack came less than 24 hours after 16 rockets were launched at Israel, which prompted a response from the Israel Defense Forces.
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant: “I want to be very clear: We will hit anyone who tries to harm us and exact a heavy price that will make them regret any threats against Israeli citizens or IDF troops.”
One of the rockets hit a factory in the Sderot industrial area, causing some damage, though no casualties were reported.
The object did not cross into Israeli territory and did not pose a threat, according to the IDF.
In Gaza, “people are starving and dying a slow death,” he has said.
The clerics lodge 15 charges against the terror group, including “use of child soldiers,” “theft of international aid” and “corruption of the Palestinian education system.”
Bucking U.S. criticism, the Israeli prime minister said the “humiliating” legislation barred Jews from living in their “historic homeland,” but stressed that Israel has no plans to build new communities there.
Washington is “deeply troubled” by Jerusalem’s move to repeal the portion of a 2005 law that barred Jews from parts of northern Samaria.
A State Department spokesperson said Israel violated its March 19 promise in Sharm el-Sheikh to curb settlements.
“Seventeen years of attempts, an uncompromising struggle, and a strong belief in the righteousness of this path converged into one moment today,” said MK Yuli Edelstein, who sponsored the measure.
The Iron Dome missile defense system was not activated as civilian centers were not threatened.
Two wanted terrorists were eliminated during the daytime raid.
