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Hamas bomb explodes in Gaza and operatives open fire, no injuries to IDF, army says
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The IDF says a Hamas bomb exploded on the Israeli side of the “Yellow Line” in the northern Gaza Strip overnight, and terror operatives also opened fire in the area.
The explosion and gunfire reportedly took place in an area where an anti-Hamas militia is based.
The IDF says no injuries were caused to Israeli forces in the incident, and immediately after, the army carried out strikes in the area.
“This is a violation [of the ceasefire] by the Hamas terror group,” the IDF adds.
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