Let us be in prayer! Communities bordering the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip in southern Israel were under fire from a large barrage of at least 16 rockets Monday morning, following a weekend in which several Israelis were wounded and a factory in Sderote was destroyed by rocket fire. Retaliatory strikes by Israeli aircraft reportedly killed a Hamas operative on Sunday. “We know unequivocally that the terrorist killed in the strike was preparing to fire rockets,” an IDF source said. Although it is not clear if Hamas or smaller terrorist groups are firing most of the rockets, the source added that since Hamas is the de facto controlling element in the Strip, it is ultimately responsible for all rocket fire into the Jewish State. Meanwhile, IDF units have been ordered to assemble in the South as rumors swirl about an imminent ground incursion into the Strip. Read More
