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Israel Launches Operation ‘Protective Edge’ Counteroffensive On Gaza
Israel launches ‘Protective Edge’ counteroffensive on Gaza, Hamas responds with rockets
Eyewitnesses on the ground in the Gaza Strip reported that a home in the village of Khan Yunis was destroyed completely after an Israeli intelligence officer phoned the family residing in the home and warned them of an incoming attack, the Hamas interior ministry said.
Palestinians in the Gaza Strip say that nine people were wounded as a result of 30 airstrikes carried out by Israeli warplanes before dawn on Tuesday, Israel Radio reported.
Hamas’ armed wing threatened an “earthquake” in response to Israel’s attacks, and said it had fired a rocket at a southern Israeli town. In a statement the group denounced Israel’s bombing of houses as “exceeding all red lines” and threatened to shoot rockets at longer distances. “We will respond by broadening the range of our targets,” the militants said.
The operation has been given the code name “Operation Protective Edge.”
The Israel Defense Forces said Gaza militants had fired more than 80 rockets at Israel on Monday, and military officials said more than 200 rockets have been shot at Israel in the past month, an enormous uptick in shootings.
The IDF announced after midnight Monday that it has launched a major operation against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
The operation has been given the code name “Operation Protective Edge.” IAF fighter planes and aircraft are currently flying sorties over Gaza seeking terror targets, Israel Radio reported.
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