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Israel launches Gaza air strike on 'Hamas target' | |
(35 minutes later) | |
Israeli aircraft have bombed a site in Gaza, in the first such action since the declaration of a truce in August. | |
The air strike was carried out on a Hamas facility in response to a rocket fired earlier from Gaza, a statement from the Israeli military said. | |
Residents of the Khan Yunis area in Gaza reported hearing two explosions, the Associated Press news agency said. | |
The August truce ended seven weeks of fighting that killed more than 2,200 people - most of them Palestinians. | |
An IDF spokesman said the aircraft on Saturday targeted "Hamas terror infrastructure". | |
Lt Col Peter Lerner said the strike was in response to a rocket that landed in Eshkol, southern Israel, on Friday. | |
The rocket struck an open field and did not cause any casualties or damage. | |
There were no casualties from the air strike in Gaza, according to local officials. | |
Hamas fired thousands of rockets and mortars towards Israel during the 50-day conflict this summer. Israel carried out an aerial bombing campaign and a ground invasion. | |
More than 70 Israelis were killed in the fighting, most of them soldiers. |
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