The Israel Defense Forces reported Thursday evening that aircraft hit nine terror targets in Gaza in response to the afternoon attack on an Israeli school bus at nearby Sa'ad Junction. The aircraft reported precise hits and returned safely to base.
Earlier, aircraft and armored vehicles hit two terror cells in the northern and southern parts of the Hamas-controlled area who had been involved in high trajectory missile attacks on Israel. Armored vehicles also fired at areas in northern Gaza from which the anti-tank missile was launched that hit the bus.