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Mortar Fire from Rafah in Gaza

Mortar fire awakened southern Israelis living near the border with Gaza as two shells were shot from the city of Rafah.

Jewish Press News Desk

28 Shevat 5775 – February 17, 2015

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Mortar fire awakened southern Israeli residents just a few hundred meters from the Gaza border on Monday night.

Two mortar shells were reportedly fired from the southern Gaza city of Rafah and exploded within the borders of the region run by the Hamas terror organization.

The motive and identity of the group behind the shell fire was not known.

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