Israel Starts Striking Hamas Targets Throughout Gaza in Response to Rocket Attack
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Israel’s military says it has started striking Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip after a rocket hit a house in central Israel earlier in the day, wounding seven people READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/9qus
– - Israeli Army to Send Additional Forces to Gaza in Retaliation for Rocket Fire
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The Israel Defense Force (IDF) is sending two additional brigades and thousands of army reserves to the Gaza border after a rocket was fired into Israel on Monday, prompting fears of a major military incursion.
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The IDF accused Hamas of carrying out the attack which injured seven people and damaged a family home in Moshav Mishmeret. It said the rocket was fired from Rafa in southern Gaza.
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Hamas or Islamic Jihad have not claimed responsibility for the attack, but Hamas reportedly told Egypt that it was fired in error and they are investigating. Egypt is reportedly attempting to negotiate a ceasefire.
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Military spokesperson Major Mika Lifshitz said two armor and infantry brigades were being mobilized and that reserves would also be drafted.
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Haaretz reports that “thousands” of reserves will be called up. Hamas leaders have gone underground in anticipation of an attack. The IDF said it holds Hamas “responsible for everything that happens in the Gaza Strip and from it.”
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Israeli military officials are meeting with the local government in the Israeli areas around Gaza communities to prepare them for expected retaliatory strikes, the Times of Israel reports.
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