Israel reacts with air strikes to rocket fire from Gaza
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– – –Fireball over Rafah in the Gaza Strip. Here, the Israeli Air Force attacked Islamic Jihad positions
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After Israeli soldiers killed a Palestinian attacker, Islamic Jihad rocket attacks on Israel followed. Israeli fighters then shot at extremist positions in the Gaza Strip and Syria.
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NAfter rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip, the Israeli army claims to have bombed targets in the Palestinian Territory and in Syria. The Israeli attacks late on Sunday evening were directed against positions by the militant Palestinian organization Islamic Jihad, the Israeli forces said. Islamic Jihad is also active in Syria.
According to the army, 20 rockets had been fired at Israel from the Gaza Strip. Ten were intercepted by the “Iron Dome” missile defense system, others were hit in uninhabited areas. The Israeli army initially made no information about possible deaths or injuries. The Saraja al-Kuds group, the military arm of Islamic Jihad, claimed responsibility for launching the rockets.
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