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Gaza tensions flare: IDF strikes 8 more Hamas targets as rockets barrage south
[IsraelTimes] 18 rockets fired from strip in a number of separate incidents; four intercepted by the Iron Dome while an unspecified number fall in Israeli territoryTensions flared on Israel’s border with Gazoo early Wednesday morning as the IDF carried out a second round of overnight  s on Hamas, one of the armed feet of the Moslem Brüderbung millipede, targets in response to a barrage of rockets fired from the Strip towards Israeli territory.The IDF said fighter jets struck eight further "terror targets" on three separate Hamas military bases in the south of the Gazoo Strip, in addition to several other sites that were targeted earlier in the night. In total, 18 rockets were fired towards Israeli territory in a number of separate incidents, the army said. Of those, four rockets were intercepted by the Iron Dome anti-missile system while an unspecified number fell in Israeli territory. There were no immediate reports of injuries on either side of the border. Earlier, Paleostinians fired five rockets at southern Israel after Israeli aircraft hit Hamas targets in the south of the coastal enclave in response to numerous arson attacks launched across the border by Paleostinians, the military said. The overnight incidents mirror several rounds of rocket fire and IDF strikes on Monday in which Israeli aircraft bombed Hamas positions in the southern Gazoo Strip after a group of Paleostinians launched incendiary balloons at southern Israel. Report: IDF fires at Palestinians who approached border fence [Ynet] Paleostinian media reports the IDF attacked a group of young men who approached the border fence with Israel in southern Gazoo Strip. No injuries reported. Incendiary kites from Gaza causes 16 fires in border region [Ynet] Sixteen fires caused by incendiary kites sent from the Gazoo strip have broken out in the Sdot Negev and Eshkol Regional Council regions bordering Gazoo Tuesday. All are under control. Posted by: trailing wife 2018-06-20 |
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