An IAF aircraft targeted a Hamas base in southern Gaza on Wednesday, killing two Hamas men and wounding more than 10 others, Palestinian officials said. The IDF confirmed the strike, saying it was retaliation for Palestinian rocket and mortar fire from Gaza into Israel. Three explosions hit the Hamas installation in the town of Khan Yunis, leaving two Hamas policemen dead and more than 10 people wounded, Hamas radio reported. Dr. Moaiya Hassanain of the Gaza Health Ministry confirmed the deaths.
Seven mortar shells and two Kassam rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, landing in the western Negev. One mortar caused damage to a chicken coop; the rest of the shells landed in open fields.