Palestinian Islamic Jihad began firing rockets at Israel
A spokesman for Palestinian Islamic Jihad told Al Jazeera that the group "has begun an initial response to the Israeli bombing." It is an open confrontation, not limited to the Gaza Strip; PIJ is coordinating with other factions in Gaza."
Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed to have fired 100 rockets,
Israel said the jihadists had attempted a total of 80 rockets, of which 34 had failed to land in Gaza.
Cause and effect: Israel arrested Bassem Saadi, a senior Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) official, in the West Bank four days ago, and piJ has been vocalizing in retaliation ever since
Today the Israel Defense Forces claimed to have received intelligence that they were preparing to use rockets to attack Israel, after which they chose to pre-empt
