Israeli jets strike Gaza after rocket lands in Beersheba: army

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Israeli jets strike Gaza after rocket lands in Beersheba: army

GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli jets struck targets in the Gaza Strip early on Wednesday after a rocket fired by militants in the coastal enclave struck a house in the major Israeli city of Beersheba, the Israeli military said.

A medical official told Israel Radio that three people were taken to hospital with injuries after the rocket struck the house. ...

Continued at: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-gaza-rockets/israeli-jets-strike-gaza-after-rocket-lands-in-beersheba-army-idUSKCN1MR0CT

They got a direct hit on a residential house, hopefully, none of those inside the house were seriously hurt, Israel may right now be conducting airstrikes on targets in Gaza. One report says it hit a house, no injuries: https://twitter.com/Jerusalem_Post


Close to the border area.

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Analysis: Major escalation as Gaza calculates conflict with Israel
Palestinian riots and clashes along the Gaza border have now entered their seventh month, with thirty weeks of clashes that have killed almost two hundred in Gaza and led to thousands of wounded.
By Seth J. Frantzman
October 17, 2018 10:33

 The Wednesday morning rocket fire from Gaza was a major escalation, and the first time a rocket was fired at Beersheba since early August. Within hours of two large rockets being fired, Hamas and other Palestinian factions in Gaza had denied firing the rockets, pointing to a desire for continued calm.

This leaves many questions about what happened Wednesday morning and how the Palestinians in Gaza, Israel and the region will respond.

Palestinian riots and clashes along the Gaza border have now entered their seventh month. Thirty weeks of clashes have killed almost two hundred in Gaza and left thousands wounded.  ...

Journalist and analyst Neri Zilber postulated on Twitter that the rockets were likely fired by the Mujahadeen Shura Council a “breakaway Al Qaeda-tinged Gazan jihadi group. They do have rocket capacity.”   ...  More at Jerusalem Post