Israeli military command decided, the answer in the form of blows from a tank gun Merkava several machine-gun bursts from the Gaza Strip is not enough. It was decided to strike on Gaza strikes even with the air. Press Service of the IDF states, that bombed only "Hamas objects". From the statement of the press service of the military department:
Fighters Israeli Air Force struck terrorist targets in the northern Gaza Hamas. Four goals were the buildings and facilities of the terrorist military infrastructure, three more - facilities for the production of weapons.
Recall, on the eve of two from Gaza was under Israeli Sderot. No casualties were reported. Several bullets damaged the house in this city. In response, first Israeli Merkava tank struck a few blows on the northern Gaza, and then entered business aviation.
In this case, the Israeli Defense Ministry is typical for such situations wording:
responsibility for the incident lies entirely on the terrorist group Hamas.
Notably, what, striking at terrorist targets in Gaza, Israel ignores the fact, that to its borders with Syria pressed other terrorists - LIH (*It banned in Russia). Little of, Israeli troops, if applied in the direction of the blows, then the unit of LIH * and more often on the Syrian and pro-Syrian forces in the south of CAP. Yes, and the organization itself LIH * rarely official Israeli authorities called a terrorist.
