By KUNA
Gaza : A number of Palestinian groups launched Friday several missiles from the Gaza Strip towards several targets in Israel with the brigades saying that the attacks were in retaliation for Israeli operations against Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
According to Salaheddin Brigades, Military wing for the Popular Resistance Committees (PRC), two missiles were launched on an Israeli military base, east of Rafah city.
The statement went on saying that Israeli choppers hovered over the base after the attack, with the unit responsible for the attack returning back to headquarters safely.
Two rockets targeted Eshkelon town, southern Israel. Al-Quds Brigades, military wing for the Islamic Jihad Movement, said in a statement that it was responsible for the attack.
Moreover, members of the brigades clashed with Israeli ground troops in the village of Kabatiya, south of Jenin, but the statement did not reveal the results of this encounter.
Meanwhile, an Israeli army source indicated that eight missiles were launched from Gaza on several locations in southern Israel.
One of the missiles hit the southern city of Sderot which caused damage to a water pipeline. The source also confirmed that missiles hit one of the areas in Eshkelon.
According to the Israeli spokesman, more than 40 missiles were launched on Israel Thursday with most of the attacks targeting Sderot.