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IDF says it has begun retaliatory airstrikes on the Gaza Strip
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent.

Illustrative: Smoke rises after an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip, early morning on February 2, 2023. (Attia Muhammed/Flash90)
The Israel Defense Forces says it is carrying out airstrikes in the Gaza Strip following rocket attacks by Hamas from the Palestinian enclave and from Lebanon.
The IDF says it will provide further details on the strikes later.
Palestinian media outlets have reported explosions across the Strip.