Aftermath of Gaza airstrike (archive)
Aftermath of Gaza airstrike (archive)Israel news photo: Flash 90

The air force demolished a weapons factory in Gaza on Saturday. The strike took place outside Gaza City. In addition, IAF planes hit two smuggling tunnels between southern Gaza and Egypt, destroying them.

No casualties were reported.

The strikes followed two rocket attacks from Gaza on Friday morning. Gaza terrorists fired on the Shaar Hanegev region. No injuries were reported in the attack.

A second attack took place several hours later. Again, no injuries were reported.

Shortly before the second attack Israel's delegation to the United Nations complained to the UN Security Council over increasingly frequent attacks from Gaza. Several months after the Cast Lead counterterror offensive, during which Gaza terrorists largely refrained from attacks on Israeli civilians, attacks have picked up in frequency.

Gaza terrorists fired 13 rockets and mortar shells at southern Israel in September, the Israeli delegation reported. In addition, terrorists made several attempts to infiltrate the western Negev.

Israel's ambassador to the UN, Gabriela Shalev, called on the UN to condemn the assaults. She warned that if the attacks continue, Israel will be forced to act in self-defense.