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Monday, February 27, 2017
IDF confirms five strikes on Gaza Strip in wake of rocket attack
The IDF confirms Palestinian reports it has been bombing Hamas-linked targets in the Gaza Strip in response to an overnight rocket strike on southern Israel.
According to a statement by the IDF Spokesperson’s Office, “aircraft of the Air Force struck five terror infrastructures of the Hamas terror organization in the Gaza Strip.”
The statement adds: “The Hamas terror organization is the sovereign in the Gaza Strip, and bears responsibility for every terror incident emanating from it.”