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IAF strikes Gaza in response to rocket fire on south

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Israeli aircraft in the early hours of this morning struck targets in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, in response to the firing of rockets and mortar shells at Israeli communities from Gaza yesterday. Among the targets were smuggling tunnels along the border between Gaza and Egypt, and a Hamas training camp in the central part of the Gaza Strip. A power transformer was also hit, causing blackouts in some parts of Gaza. There have not yet been any reports of injuries or fatalities as a result of the operations. The IDF Spokesmans’ Office, in a statement this morning, confirmed that the strikes were carried out in response to the rocket fire.

Approximately five mortar shells and two Qassam rockets struck Israeli territory overnight, and another rocket was fired at the Ashkelon coast on Thursday morning. The attacks came after militants fired about a dozen rockets and mortars into the western Negev on Wednesday, and dozens more in the days prior.