After holding off for hours, IDF begins Gaza airstrikes in response to rocket fire

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

Fire and smoke rise following an Israeli airstrike in the central Gaza Strip, April 7, 2023. (AP /Fatima Shbair)
Fire and smoke rise following an Israeli airstrike in the central Gaza Strip, April 7, 2023. (AP /Fatima Shbair)

The Israel Defense Forces says it is carrying out airstrikes in the Gaza Strip in response to 37 rockets launched at southern Israel today.

Palestinian media outlets are reporting explosions heard in the northern part of Gaza.

There are no immediate reports of injuries in the Strip.

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