Under a Hamas-brokered deal, armed groups in Gaza have agreed to stop firing rockets at Israel.
However, the deal completed Nov. 22 under the auspices of Hamas’ armed wing, Al-Qassam Brigades, said that the groups would respond to Israeli attacks.
The deal was completed shortly before Israel responded to a Kassam attack from Gaza by striking two Gaza weapons production factories and a smuggling tunnel. The Israeli attacks overnight Nov. 21 were in response to the firing from Gaza of a Kassam rocket at the southern Israeli city of Sderot earlier that day, according to the Israel Defense Forces. No injuries or damage were reported in the Kassam attack. Six people were hurt in Israel’s counterattack.
About 15 rockets and mortar shells have been fired at Israel from the Gaza Strip in the past month. — jta