The Israeli military carried out dozens of airstrikes in Gaza in a sustained attack on the enclave. Hamas militants fired dozens of rockets into Israel forcing Israelis to seek shelter.
The Israeli military carried out dozens of airstrikes in Gaza on Saturday in what appears to be its most sustained and aggressive attack on the enclave in four years. “We are talking about the biggest offensive strikes since Protective Edge,” Brigadier General Tzvika Haimovic said, referring to Israel’s name for its 2014 Gaza operation.
Israeli airstrikes pounded Hamas military targets in Gaza after warning Palestinians to stay away, while Palestinian militants fired dozens of rockets into Israel, forcing Israelis to seek shelter.
‘Decisive action’
“The (military) has struck Hamas with the hardest blow since Operation Protective Edge and we will intensify the strength of attacks if necessary,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned.
Two Palestinian boys, aged 15 and 16, were killed in Israeli airstrikes, according to the Gaza’s health ministry. Witnesses said that Israeli warplanes dropped four bombs on a building in Gaza City. The boys were nearby and hit with shrapnel.
Israel’s Magen David Adom emergency service said it treated a 52-year-old man, a 17-year-old girl and a 20-year-old girl for their injuries after a rocket landed on a residental home in the southern Israeli city of Sderot.
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