Israel carries airstrikes on Gaza again - GulfToday

Israel carries airstrikes on Gaza again

  • 12 Sep 2021
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A fireball rises following Israeli airstrikes on Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Sunday. AFP

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Israel carried out air strikes in the Gaza Strip on Sunday in response to Palestinian rocket fire into its territory, the Israeli military said.

Tension between Israel and the Palestinians has risen over the past week, after six Palestinian militants escaped from a maximum security Israeli jail on Monday. Israeli forces have since captured four of the inmates.

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Israel launches new airstrikes in Gaza

Drawing Israeli airstrikes, Gaza militants fired a rocket into Israel on Friday when two of the prisoners were apprehended and then again on Saturday, after two more escaped inmates were caught. The Israeli military said it struck targets belonging to Hamas. There were no reports of casualties, according to Reuters.

A fragile truce between Israel and Hamas ended 11 days of fierce fighting in May in which at least 250 Palestinians and 13 in Israel were killed.

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