The Israeli military says it is reinforcing troops along the border with the Gaza Strip and calling up reserves after a rocket attack on an Israeli home wounded 7 people.
MISHMERET, Israel — The Israeli military said it was reinforcing troops along the border with the Gaza Strip and calling up reserves after a rocket attack on an Israeli home wounded seven people.
Israel's Magen David Adom ambulance service said it was treating seven people, including an infant, a 3-year-old boy, a 12-year-old girl and a 60-year-old woman who was suffering from blast injuries, burns and shrapnel wounds.The strike came minutes after the Israeli military activated air raid sirens in the area and said one rocket had been launched out of the Gaza Strip, a coastal territory 50 miles away where Hamas and other factions possess such weapons.
"My daughter was upset because we had left the dog out. We went out to get the dog and as soon as we went back in there was a very loud boom." The early morning attack came at a time of high tension ahead of the anniversary of Gaza border protests over the weekend, and Trump's expression of support for Israeli sovereignty over the occupied Golan Heights.There was no immediate claim of responsibility from Gaza, where Palestinians were preparing for Israeli retaliation.
Netanyahu said his decision to return to Israel was made after he consulted with Israeli military and intelligence chiefs. He had been due to address AIPAC, the largest U.S. pro-Israel lobby, on Tuesday.
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