IDF Activity in Gaza to Disrupt Palestinian Rocket Fire

(IDF)- Following an escalation of Palestinian rocket and mortar fire directed at Israeli communities, IDF forces operated on Wednesday in Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip. During the past two weeks, Palestinians fired 43 mortars, 12 Qassam rockets (10 fired at the Israeli city of Sderot in the Negev), 5 explosive devices, and 3 anti-tank missiles at Israeli targets.