Gaza rocket strikes southern Israel for second time in 24 hours
Israel Air Force jets attacked Gaza Friday night in response to rockets fired on Ashkelon earlier in the day; Hamas vows revenge over militant's death in strike.
By Yanir YagnaA Qassam rocket fired from the Gaza strip Saturday landed on a public structure at Sha'ar Hanegev regional council, just hours after Israel Air force jets struck Gaza in response to rockets fired from the coastal enclave.
According the Israel Defense Forces spokesperson's office, the qassam damaged the structure's rooftop and destroyed most of the second floor of the building, which serves during the day as a daycare for people with disabilities.
No injuries were reported in the attack.
IDF patrol units are scanning the area for the rocket's remains.
The IAF struck three targets in Gaza Friday night, which Palestinian sources described as the heaviest assault since Operation Cast Lead, Israel's two-week assault on the Gaza Strip a year and a half ago. The attack came after a rocket fired from the Palestinian territory exploded in the city of Ashkelon earlier in the day.
A Hamas operative, a 40-year-old member of Hamas' military wing, was killed in an explosion near the Nuseirat refugee camp south of Gaza City in the center of the Hamas-controlled strip. Another 13 Palestinians were hurt.
Hamas has vowed revenge for his death.
