Palestinians fired rockets at Ashkelon, Sderot and other communities adjacent to the Strip on Tuesday following the death of Sheikh Khader Adnan, a senior figure in the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror group who died following an 86-day hunger strike in an Israeli prison.
Netanyahu's decision to keep Gallant in place is seen by many as a major achievement for the anti-government protesters, who held spontaneous demonstrations in support of the Defence Minister after his firing was announced two weeks ago.
As the tit-for-tat continues, Gazans fired several rockets toward southern Israel after Israel Defence Force warplanes carried out sorties in the Gaza Strip early Friday.
Tel Aviv [Israel], July 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Israel decided on Saturday to cancel a recently increased quota of work permits for Palestinian laborers from Gaza in response to rocket attacks earlier in the day.
Baghdad [Iraq], January 28 (ANI/Sputnik): Baghdad International Airport was hit by rocket fire on Friday, at least six rockets were shot down, an Iraqi security source told Sputnik.
Ankara [Turkey], January 16 (ANI/Sputnik): A Turkish military base in Zlikan, northeast of the Iraqi city of Mosul, has come under rocket fire for the second time in two days, a source in the Iraqi security forces told the Shafaq news agency.
Tel Aviv [Israel], January 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) are launching attacks against Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip, following two rocket launches from Gaza.
Damascus [Syria], October 11 (ANI/Sputnik): One Turkish police officer was killed and three others sustained injuries in rocket fire from Kurdish militants in the north of Syria, the Turkish Ministry of Interior Affairs said.
Tel Aviv [Israel], September 13 (ANI/Sputnik): The Israeli military has intercepted a second rocket attack from the Gaza Strip in less than 12 hours, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said.
Tel Aviv [Israel] September 11 (ANI): Israel Air Defences on Friday intercepted a rocket fired from Gaza following the arrest of two Palestinian terrorists who escaped the Israel Jail a week ago.
Damascus (Syria) July 5 (ANI/Xinhua): Rocket fire targeted a U.S. military base in Syria's eastern province of Deir al-Zour on Sunday night, the state news agency SANA reported.