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IDF says Gaza strikes hit Hamas arms sites in response to attack on troops
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A Hamas weapon production site and an arms depot were targeted in Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip in response to an attack on troops yesterday, the military says.
One of the sites was struck in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis overnight, and the second site, in Gaza City’s Zeitoun neighborhood, was hit this afternoon following an evacuation warning.
The IDF says it launched the strikes in response to an attack by gunmen on troops in the Strip’s north yesterday.
No soldiers were hurt by the gunfire, which the IDF says was a “blatant violation” of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas.
“As part of the strikes, the IDF targeted a site used by the Hamas terror organization for weapons production and a weapons storage facility belonging to the organization,” the military says.
The IDF says it carried out the strikes following warnings to civilians, and “after identification confirmed that no uninvolved civilians were present in the vicinity of the targeted terror infrastructure.”
“The IDF views any violation of the ceasefire agreement gravely, and will act against any attempt by terror organizations in the Gaza Strip to carry out terror attacks against IDF troops and the State of Israel,” the army adds.
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