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23 Nov, 2015 22:01

Israeli jets strike Gaza in response to rocket fire

Israeli jets strike Gaza in response to rocket fire

The Israeli Air Force has launched airstrikes targeting a “Hamas post” in the Gaza Strip in retaliation to a rocket that was launched at southern Israel earlier in the day.

According to reports, Israeli jets targeted a training camp of Hamas’ armed wing in central Gaza, apparently blaming the group for the rocket that landed in southern Israel's Eshkol Regional Council on Monday morning.

READ MORE: Israeli jets target two Hamas sites after rocket fired from Gaza

The projectile exploded in unpopulated area, causing no injuries or damage. Alert sirens were not activated, but security forces reportedly swept the area to find the remnants of the rocket.

Israel maintains that Hamas bears full responsibility for all “goings-on in the Gaza Strip,” according to an IDF statement cited by Haaretz.

The Israeli military “will continue to act with severity to keep the calm in southern communities,” it added.

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