(Jerusalem) At around 7 am this morning approximately 28 mortar rounds were lobbed into Israel from Gaza. Most were intercepted by the 'Iron Dome' Anti-Missile system, however one missile did get through and impacted inside a Kindergarden. injuring one person.
data-lang="en">This attack constitutes the heaviest barrage from the Gaza strip against Israel since provoking Israel’s counter-terror operation in 2014. In response Israeli air strikes targeted Hamas and Islamic Jihad targets in central Gaza.
Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus is reporting from the Israeli kindergarten that was hit by several mortars earlier this morning. The kindergarten is located in a kibbutz near the Gaza Strip pic.twitter.com/vZBa0y0UJm— IDF (@IDFSpokesperson) May 29, 2018
Point to note:
1) The attack was timed to coincide with the start of the school day, targeting children in the hope of eliciting a harsh response from the IDF
2) Today a so called reverse flotilla left Gaza just before lunch local time, presumably timed to coincide with serial 1
