GAZA, Palestine, Sept 8 (NNN-WAFA) – Israeli army artillery shelled Rafah town in southern Gaza Strip on Saturday night, causing no injuries, Palestinian security sources said.
After firing an explosive device by a drone, Israeli army shelled a military lookout post of Islamic Hamas movement’s armed wing, al-Qassam Brigades, in the east of the town, said security officials, adding that, the post was destroyed but no injuries were reported.
Israeli army spokesman, Avichai Adarei said, the shelling targeted a Palestinian cell, which fired a small drone into Israel from the southern Gaza Strip, and threw an explosive device over Israeli armed forces.
Adarei said, “There were no casualties among the troops, with a minor damage to a military vehicle.”
The al-Qassam Brigades announced that it manufactured dozens of reconnaissance drones dubbed “Ababeel 1” that are able to attack Israel during Israeli attack on the Gaza Strip in the summer of 2014.
The group said, it manufactures three kinds of Ababeel 1 drones for reconnaissance, attacking-throwing and attacking-suicide missions, respectively.– NNN-WAFA
