The Israeli Air Force on Saturday carried out a strike against Hamas militants on the border with the Gaza Strip, the Israeli army said.
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Earlier, the Israeli army noted that the country’s air force attacked 17 military targets and four command centers of the military wing of Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
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“The IDF continues to strike Hamas terrorist targets in the Gaza Strip: an Air Force aircraft struck a terrorist cell at the Eretz checkpoint on the border with the strip,” the army said in a press release.
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On Saturday morning, Israel was hit by an unprecedented rocket attack from the Gaza Strip. The press service of the Israeli army said that the radicals launched more than 2 thousand rockets. In addition, dozens of militants have infiltrated border areas in southern Israel. The Israeli military is clearing populated areas, and a state of emergency has been declared throughout the country. The number of Israelis killed in attacks by militants from the Gaza Strip has reached 40, including one medic; there are already 740 injured.