Newsletter
Newsletter Support JNS

Israel strikes Hamas targets in Gaza after three rockets fired at Israel

No casualties reported • Hamas: Israeli strikes are a “dangerous step” • Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad leaders in Egypt for ceasefire talks.

Smoke trails are seen as rockets launched from the Gaza Strip are intercepted by the Israeli Iron Dome air-defense system on Nov. 13, 2019. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
Smoke trails are seen as rockets launched from the Gaza Strip are intercepted by the Israeli Iron Dome air-defense system on Nov. 13, 2019. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Israeli aircraft struck military camps and a naval base belonging to Hamas in the Gaza Strip early Sunday, hours after three rockets were fired at Israel from the coastal enclave, according to an AP report.

Israel announced on Saturday evening that its Iron Dome air-defense system had intercepted all three rockets.

No Palestinian group claimed responsibility for the attack, and there were no reports of casualties from the Israeli strikes on Gaza, the report noted.

Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad leaders are currently in Egypt in talks with officials there about reaching a ceasefire with Israel in return for economic benefits.

Hamas responded to the Israeli retaliation by calling it a “dangerous step,” and saying that Israel “will bear the consequences” of its actions, Ynet reported.

In a break with longstanding practice, the New York City mayor does not plan to join the parade this year.
The legislation, which aims to shield educational institutions from disruptive protests, passed the council in March without a veto-proof majority.
“We have to stop the defense,” the Florida congressman said. “You’re not going to mess with us.”
“The whole world has seen Iran was building up a conventional capability where they would have so many missiles and so many drones that they could overwhelm anybody’s defenses,” the U.S. secretary of state said.
“We degraded Iran’s ability to project power outside its borders and threaten the region and threaten our interests,” Adm. Brad Cooper stated.
The City Hall rep told JNS that the New York City mayor decries “displays of support for terrorist organizations.”