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IDF, Shin Bet strike ‘senior terrorist’ after Hamas fire at troops in northern Gaza
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Hamas operatives opened fire toward an area in the northern Gaza Strip where Israeli forces were operating earlier today, the IDF and Shin Bet say, calling the incident a “blatant violation” of the ceasefire agreement.
In response, according to a joint statement, the IDF and the Shin Bet carried out a strike on a “senior terrorist” who was allegedly advancing terror plots against IDF troops in northern Gaza.
Further details will follow, the statement says.
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