Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cut short a visit to the United States after a rocket attack near Tel Aviv wounded seven people.
Mishmeret, Israel - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cut short a visit to the United States on Monday and the military said it dispatched reinforcements to the Gaza border after a rocket attack near Tel Aviv wounded seven people.
"This was a heinous attack on the State of Israel and we will respond strongly," Netanyahu said in a video statement. There was no claim of responsibility for the early morning strike. The military said Hamas launched the rocket from about 120 km away, making it the longest-range attack from Gaza causing casualties since a 2014 war.
Israeli military chief spokesman Ronen Manelis said it was assigning two brigades to the Gaza area and that some reservists were being called up.The attack came at a time of high tension ahead of this weekend's anniversary of Gaza border protests that have included Palestinian attempts to breach the frontier and often lethal Israeli fire.
In Gaza, Palestinians were bracing for retaliation as Israel closed its border crossings with the territory and access to the sea. Yahya Sinwar, Gaza's Hamas chief, cancelled a planned public meeting scheduled for Monday afternoon.
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