JERUSALEM — Israeli and Palestinian officials say the two sides traded fire across the Gaza border, but neither reported casualties.
The Israeli military says Palestinians in the Gaza Strip fired three rockets today at Israel but two landed harmlessly in open ground and the third fell back into the coastal Palestinian territory.
Hamas security officials say an Israeli surface-to-surface missile struck waste ground in the northern Gaza town of Beit Hanoun but caused no injuries. The military says troops fired at and hit a group of Palestinians that had already fired at least one rocket and was preparing to launch more.
The barrage has prompted Israel to close all crossings into Gaza, causing shortages of basic goods and fuel for Gaza’s 1.4 million Palestinians.
