The Israeli Air Force warplanes began carrying out airstrikes on targets in Gaza early on Wednesday, after a rocket fired from the region fell in southern Israel on Tuesday.
The Israeli Army held Hamas responsible for the rocket attack, though the group has not claimed responsibility for it as yet.
While the rocket explosion in Israel's Gan Yavne region did not cause casualties or injuries, Israel responded with severity after the attack marred a month-long quiet in the troubled region.
Israeli Defense Forces Spokesman Peter Lerner said via Twitter that the IDF targeted four sites in southern Gaza, identified as terror infrastructures.
Following yesterday's rocket attack against #Israel, #IDF aircraft attacked 4 terrorist locations in southern #Gaza.
— Peter Lerner (@LTCPeterLerner) May 27, 2015
Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon on Wednesday warned that Gaza would pay a heavy price if the rocket attacks continued, The Times of Israel reported.
Tuesday's rocket attack was the first mid-range rocket attack since the ceasefire last August, after a 50-day war with Gaza had left thousands dead, with most causalties being women and children, according to human rights groups.
Confirmed - At least one rocket launched from #Gaza struck southern #Israel. pic.twitter.com/5HOZPfGSMT
— Peter Lerner (@LTCPeterLerner) May 26, 2015
