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Thursday, July 17, 2014
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Thursday, July 17, 2014
IDF blames Hamas for mortar fire on Eshkol
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe IDF blames Hamas for mortar fire on the Eshkol Regional Council in recent minutes.
While we held our fire, Hamas terrorists fired 3 mortars that hit the Israeli community of Eshkol minutes ago.
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) July 17, 2014
The fire marks a violation of the five-hour humanitarian ceasefire agreed to by both sides. Israel has vowed to return fire if the organization resumes shooting during the truce, but there are no immediate reports of IDF reprisals.
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