Israel earlier this week responded immediately and harshly to a rocket attack originating in Gaza, aimed at Sderot. B�chasdei Hashem there was no loss of life or injuries in the attack but there was property damage.

While Israel and Turkey recently reached a reconciliation agreement to resume diplomatic relations, the Turkish Foreign Ministry was quick to respond to Israel�s retaliatory attack with condemnatory messages.

Israel�s Prime Minister�s Office however did not permit Turkey�s condemnatory statements pass without a response, stating �the normalization of relations doesn�t mean we will remain silent in the face of baseless condemnations. Israel will continue defending herself against rocket attacks� the statement read.

Israel Foreign Ministry Spokesman Emmanuel Nachshon explained ��Turkey should think twice before criticizing the military actions of others�.

(YWN � Israel Desk, Jerusalem)