Fighters from the Palestinian Islamic Jihad group fired rockets at Israeli towns along the border today, DPA reported, quoted by BTA.
The group said in a statement that its military unit, the Al-Quds Brigades, had fired rockets at Kibbutz Nahal Oz and Kibbutz Saad.
Earlier, the Israeli army reported that two rockets had been fired at Israel, possibly from the Gaza Strip. The army tried to intercept them with air defense systems.
The Israeli news site Ynet reported that one rocket was intercepted and the second hit a barn in Kibbutz Saad.
Since the start of the Gaza war almost 2 years ago, Palestinian militants from the strip have fired thousands of rockets at Israel, but these attacks have become increasingly rare, DPA noted.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz defended the decision of the government in Berlin to stop military supplies to Israel, BNR reported.
The decision of the Israeli government to take control of Gaza was a "surprise" for Berlin, admitted German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. In a television interview to be broadcast tonight, he stressed that Germany is not changing its policy towards Israel and remains its loyal ally.
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"We only disagree with the Israeli government on the issue of the military operation in Gaza, but our friendship can withstand this", Merz said.
And further: "However, we cannot afford to supply weapons to a conflict that could lead to hundreds of new victims and the displacement of civilians. Where should these people go? We are making and will continue to make diplomatic efforts to resolve it", Merz assured.
He stressed that he had not succumbed to public pressure or to his coalition partner, the Social Democratic Party. And he explained that even senior Israeli military officials have spoken out against the new Israeli offensive in the Palestinian enclave.
Germany's decision to temporarily suspend military supplies to Israel was also commented on by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who assured that he respects Friedrich Merz. But:
"Many European leaders tell me - we know you are right, but we cannot withstand the pressure of public opinion in our countries. My answer is: This is your problem, not mine,", Netanyahu told foreign journalists in Jerusalem.