இஸ்லாமிய போராளிகளின் வீரச்செயல் - ஜெருஸலம் மீது ஏவுகணை தாக்குதல் (வீடியோ)

காசாவிலிருந்து இஸ்ரேலின்  தலைநகரான ஜெருஸலத்திற்கு  ரொக்கெட் தாக்குதல் நடத்தப்பட்டது அங்கு பெரும் பரபரப்பை ஏற்படுத்தியுள்ளது. இதனால் இந்த தாக்குதலைத் தொடர்ந்து இஸ்ரேல் அதிர்ச்சியில் ஆழ்ந்துள்ளது.

1991 ஆம் ஆண்டு ஈராக்கினால் டெல் அவிவ் மீது ஸ்குட் ஏவுகணை தாக்குதல் நடத்தப்பட்டுள்ளது.

ஹமாஸ் அமைப்பு டெல்அவிவ் வரை தாக்குதல் நடத்தும் அளவுக்கு தமது ஆயுத சக்தியை அதிகரித்துள்ளமை இஸ்ரேலுக்கு பெரும் கவலையை ஏற்படுத்தியுள்ளது. இதுவரை காலமும் காஸா போராளிகள் தெற்கு இஸ்ரேலின் நிஷொன் லெட்சியோன் பகுதி வரைதான் தமது தாக்குதலை நடத்தும் சக்தியை பெற்றிருந்தமை குறிப்பிடத்தக்கது.

A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip has struck an uninhabited area outside of Jerusalem, causing no damage or injuries, the Israeli army said, shortly after air raid sirens wailed across the city.

Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said the rocket landed on Friday in an open area near Gush Ezion, which includes several Jewish settlements and Arab villages in the occupied West Bank southeast of the city.

The unprecedented attack came as Israel pounded the Palestinian Gaza Strip for a third day in fighting that has killed 28 Palestinians and three Israelis.

The armed wing of the Palestinian Hamas movement confirmed it had fired a Qassam rocket towards Jerusalem.

An attack on Israel's self-declared capital marks a major escalation by Gaza fighters, both for its symbolism and its distance from the Palestinian territory. Located roughly 75km away from the Gaza border, Jerusalem had been thought to be beyond the range of Gaza rocket squads.

Fighters had already launched rockets at Tel Aviv, another unprecedented achievement, on Thursday and Friday.

The Israeli government on Friday night gave a green light to recruit up to 75,000 reservists, a possible sign that Israel was preparing for a ground offensive in Gaza. The decision was taken during a cabinet meeting in Jerusalem. It does not necessarily mean that all 75,000 will be called up, though.

Earlier on Friday, Palestinian demonstrators protested against Israel's military operations in Gaza at the Damascus gate in Old Jerusalem. Several protesters were detained as clashes with police occurred. Protesters also burned tyres at the Qalandia checkpoint near the city of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank.

Escalating violence

Three days of fighting between Israel and Gaza fighters continued on Friday with numerous Israeli air strikes hitting the tiny Palestinian territory.

The operation began on Wednesday with the assassination of Hamas' military chief Ahmad Jabari and dozens of air strikes on rocket launching sites.

At least 28 Palestinians and three Israelis have been killed, according to medical officials on both sides. Approximately 150 Palestinians have been wounded.

After days of battering targets with air strikes in Gaza, Israeli forces were massing along the border in preparation for a possible ground invasion.

Al Jazeera's Jacky Rowland, reporting from Gaza, said: "We have seen an intensification of firing from both sides.

"What we have also seen, with outgoing rockets, incoming fire, whether from war ships or fighter jets, from the other side. What is concerning from the incoming fire is that in some cases it really isn't accurate at all," she added.

"If the Israeli army is seeking to kill those firing rockets, the fighters are not in those locations. We are seeing the fighters have far more sophisticated weapons now, especially in the actual launching systems. They are able to operate them via remote control. They have been buried in the ground either days or weeks ago, so trying to target these locations is rather futile."