Israel is now looking into this information with a lot of zeal because later on, a radical Islamist group sympathetic to Islamic state claimed responsibility for the attacks on Israel. Israeli defense forces confirmed on Thursday that there were recently violent clashes between Hamas operatives and Salafi groups in Gaza.
Israeli Forces said that a few days ago there was an attempt to arrest a Salafi terrorist that barricaded himself in his home, but he was killed during the arrest raid.Hamas reported that it found weapons in the house, including a rocket-propelled grenade launcher and explosive devices.
The Israeli forces said that they estimate that the rocket fire on Wednesday was indeed from the same Salafi group which is trying to provoke an Israeli response against Hamas.
The rockets are still being fired since on Saturday, 6th June 2015, A rocket fired from the Hamas-controled Gaza Strip struck southern Israel , causing no damage or casualties, Israel's military said.
Air raid sirens sounded throughout Ashkelon, a city with a population of about 120,000 people, which was also targeted three days ago by rockets fired by a radical group sympathetic with Islamic State.
Israel's military retaliated for the earlier rocket fire with bombing raids against militant training camps in the Gaza Strip.
It seems ISIS is now trying to start a war with Israel since last year ISIS threatened to attck Israel when Isreal responded to thousands of rockets that were fired from Gaza.
More than half a million Israelis have less than 60 seconds to find shelter after a rocket is launched from Gaza into Israel. Most rockets launched from Gaza into Israel are capable of reaching Israel’s biggest cities, including Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.
Rocket fire from Gaza is a constant threat facing Israel’s civilians. In 2011 alone, 630 rockets from Gaza hit Israeli towns. That’s an even higher number than in 2010, when 231 rockets hit Israel.
