(Haaretz).The Israel Air Force attacked a booby-trapped building yesterday near the Gaza Strip border fence in response to a rocket attack from Gaza the night before. The structure, which contained hundreds of kilograms of explosives, was blown up in an IAF missile assault from a helicopter gunship, the first Israeli attack on Gaza in about three weeks.
The building was located near the Kissufim crossing point.
The Israel Defense Forces had evidence that the house had been serving terrorist groups in the Strip for attacks and kidnapping efforts directed at IDF border patrols. The air force assault followed the launch of a Qassam rocket directed at the Eshkol regional council district. The rocket, which did not cause injuries, was the first fired into Israel in about two weeks
