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Last night, battle tanks and jets of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) carried out strikes on 9 targets in the Gaza Strip, the IDF reported.
According to the IDF, all the targets, including two military posts, a weapons production facility, were belonging to the Palestinian movement Hamas described by Tel Aviv as a terrorist group.
The strikes were conducted in response to the heavy machine gun fire that targeted the city of Sderot, southern Israel, & numerous shooting attacks throughout the day
— IDF (@IDFSpokesperson) 16 May 2018
A short while ago, in response to fire from Gaza towards IDF troops, an IDF tank targeted two Hamas military posts in the southern Gaza Strip. No IDF injuries were reported
— IDF (@IDFSpokesperson) 16 May 2018
According to the IDF, the strikes were carried out in response to a fire from Gaza towards IDF troops. Furthermore, the IDF once again accused Hamas of the recent developments in Gaza.
It should be noted that only during May 14 protests, Israeli forces killed at least 59 Palestinians and injured 2,771 others. The total death toll as a result of clashes between the IDF and Palestinian protesters over the past few weeks is much higher.
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