(Times of Israel-Jerusalem Post) Judah Ari Gross and Adam Rasgon - The Israeli Air Force on Thursday destroyed a Hamas headquarters in Gaza, hours after a Grad rocket fired from Gaza struck just outside the city of Beersheba. Beersheba is located 40 km. (25 miles) from Gaza. The rocket launch came three hours after Hamas declared the current round of violence to be over. The five-story Said al-Mishal Cultural Center in Shati had been the headquarters for Hamas' internal security forces. Palestinian media reported that nearly the entire structure was destroyed as Israeli aircraft fired multiple missiles. Video footage from the scene posted to social media by Palestinians in Gaza indicated that the Israeli military used its "roof-knocking" technique, in which planes first drop a low-powered bomb on a building as a warning to those nearby of an impending strike. So far, the IDF has focused on targeting Hamas infrastructure while largely avoiding casualties in an effort to prevent a further escalation.
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