IAF Strike on Terrorists, 18 Mortar Attacks

(IsraelNN.com) IAF aircraft attacked a group of terrorists on Wednesday morning as the terrorists prepared to launch a rocket. The airstrike took place in Beit Hanun. It is not clear if there are casualties among the terrorists.

According to YeshaNews, Gaza-based terrorists fired 18 mortar shells at Israel over the past hour. Six landed within Gaza, five near the Kissufim crossing and one near the Erez crossing. 11 shells fell in the Ein HaShlosha area and one fell near Sa’ad.

One mortar shell landed in the water supply of an Israeli village, which was unnamed for security reasons. The area sustained damage but no injuries were reported.

Terrorist Attacks in Jenin, Shechem, Gaza

(IsraelNN.com) Terrorists threw a bomb at IDF soldiers in a village south of Jenin early on Wednesday morning. No soldiers were injured.

Terrorists opened fire on IDF soldiers in the Ein Beit Ilma neighborhood of Shechem early on Wednesday morning. No soldiers were injured.

Gaza-based terrorists fired three mortar shells at the Israeli town of Kerem Shalom early on Wednesday morning. The shells landed near the town. No injuries have been reported.

Two More Kassams Hit Sderot Area

(IsraelNN.com) Two Kassam rockets hit north and south of Sederot several minutes ago. No injuries or damage was reported. The latest attacks brought to seven the number of rockets fired on the area Wednesday.

Sirens gave Sderot residents were given the usually 20-second early warning to scurry for cover before the rockets exploded. The danger from the rockets will increase dramatically during the Sukkot holiday, when Jews eat and sleep outside in temporary "booths' (sukkot), a reminder of the dwellings used during the 40 years in the desert between the Exodus from Egypt and the arrival in the Promised Land.