The mayors of Israeli towns surrounding the Gaza Strip met with Israeli army Chief of the Southern Command Major General Sami Turgeman when the army official told locals that Israel won't launch a military operation in Gaza in response to cases of sporadic rocket fire from the Strip that lands in open areas in Israel.

Turgeman did stress however, that the military would respond accordingly in such instances, most likely with targeted air strikes as seen in the early hours of Sunday morning, Ynet reported.

Hamas, claimed Turgeman, is working hard to prevent sporadic attacks like the three instances seen in the last several days - rocket strikes for which ISIS supporters claimed responsibility.

The general added that great effort was going toward increasing the army’s defense capabilities against such attacks from rockets and tunnels dug by Hamas.

The mayors at the meeting told Turgeman that they understood that the situation was complicated and said that they trusted the army to act appropriately.

Recent reports from the Gaza Strip have indicated that Hamas is in the midst of a crackdown on Daesh affiliated individuals in the enclave. One man was killed in a related gun fight last week when Hamas authorities tried to arrest him.