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Saturday, August 9, 2014
13 Hamas rockets hit Gaza on Friday, IDF says
The IDF says that 20 percent of the rockets fired by Hamas on Friday hit the Gaza Strip. It’s not clear what damage the rockets inflicted.
Over 20% of the rockets fired today from Gaza – 13 of 61 – fell within Gaza. Hamas fires at Israel and hits its own people.
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) August 8, 2014
The army also says that since Friday morning, the IDF struck 70 targets in the Gaza Strip.