«Breaking News» Netanyahu sends military to Gaza after 'Hamas' rocket attack on Israel

The Israeli military has said it is mobilising more troops along the Gaza border and calling up reserves after a rocket attack on an Israeli home.

Major Mika Lifshitz said two armoured and infantry brigades are being mobilised and that there is a limited drafting of reserves under way.

A rocket was fired from the Gaza Strip in the early hours of today, 'demolishing' a house in central Israel and wounding seven people, according to reports.

Israeli military believe it was a self-manufactured rocket made by Gaza's rulers Hamas, and had a range of about 75 miles.

A view of the damage at a house that suffered a direct hit from a missile reportedly fired by Gaza rulers Hamas in the early hours of this morning

Maj Lifshitz said the rocket was fired from a launching pad in the southern part of the coastal strip, near Rafah.

The attack prompted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to cut short a trip to Washington DC.

The military quickly mobilized troops and called up reserves, setting the stage for a potential major conflagration shortly before Israel's upcoming elections. 

The Magen David Adom rescue service said it treated seven people overall in the farming community of Mishmeret, including two women who were moderately wounded.

Israeli officials said the self-manufactured rocket was fired from a launching pad in the southern part of the coastal strip, near Rafah, and had a range of about 75 miles.

The others, including two children and an infant, had minor wounds.

The sounds of air raid sirens had jolted residents of the Sharon area, northeast of Tel Aviv, from their sleep shortly after 5 am, sending many to their bomb shelters. 

The family home in Mishmeret was left in ruins, with tiles, broken furniture and debris scattered about. Two family dogs died in the explosion.

'It's a miracle that nobody got killed,' said Assi Dvilanski, a Magen David Adom paramedic who was one of the first responders at the scene.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) cut short his trip to Washington DC, where he was meeting with President Donald Trump (Stock photo)

Netanyahu, in Washington to meet President Donald Trump, held emergency consultations with military officials back in Israel and cancelled a planned address to the AIPAC conference.

'There has been a criminal attack on the State of Israel and we will respond forcefully,' he said. 'In a few hours I will meet with President Trump. I will return to Israel immediately afterward.'

Anticipating a strong Israeli response, Gaza's Hamas leaders have apparently gone underground. Witnesses reported seeing Hamas evacuating its personnel from government premises.

Hamas also announced that its Gaza chief, Yehiya Sinwar, had cancelled a scheduled public speech. Israel also shut down its main crossings into Gaza and imposed restrictions on fishing off the Gazan coast.

Seven people were wounded in the attack, and two dogs belonging to the family died

Monday's attack came 10 days after rockets were fired from Gaza toward Israel's densely populated commercial capital of Tel Aviv. The Israeli military at the time struck back and the sides appeared to be moving toward another confrontation. But Gaza's Hamas leaders said the rocket was fired accidently and calm was quickly restored.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for Monday's attack, but it would seem to be much harder to dismiss the latest incident as another misfire.

A possible trigger could have been a prison riot late Sunday when Hamas-affiliated prisoners stabbed an Israeli guard in the neck in southern Israel. Israeli guards moved in to subdue the rioters, wounding about a dozen prisoners, three of them seriously. In a statement, Hamas called for an end to the crackdown.

'We do not yet have a full understanding of who exactly ordered the firing of the rocket,' said Eran Lerman, a former deputy director at Israel's National Security Council.

'It's a miracle that nobody got killed,' said Assi Dvilanski, a Magen David Adom paramedic who was one of the first responders at the scene

'But clearly this is no longer something that can be explained away as a mistake or a technical failure.'

Gaza is controlled by Hamas, a militant Palestinian group that seeks Israel's destruction and possesses a large arsenal of rockets and missiles capable of striking deep inside Israel.

The territory is home to other Palestinian militant groups, including Islamic Jihad, an Iranian-backed armed organization that also has a rocket arsenal.

Israel and Hamas have fought three wars since the group seized power in the strip in 2007. Smaller flare-ups have occurred sporadically since Israel and Hamas fought their last war in 2014. Israel says it holds Hamas responsible for all fire coming out of the coastal territory.

The outburst comes at a sensitive time for both sides. Israel is holding national elections in 15 days. Netanyahu, who also served as defense minister, is locked in a tight fight for re-election and has faced heavy criticism from his opponents for what they say has been an ineffective response to Gaza militants.

'The reality in which Hamas turned Israel into a hostage is unprecedented and unfathomable,' his chief challenger, Benny Gantz, wrote on Twitter on Monday. 

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Main photo article The Israeli military has said it is mobilising more troops along the Gaza border and calling up reserves after a rocket attack on an Israeli home.
Major Mika Lifshitz said two armoured and infantry brigades are being mobilised and that there is a limited drafting of reserves under way.
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