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Israel launches new air strikes on Gaza Strip | Israel launches new air strikes on Gaza Strip |
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Israel has carried out more air strikes on the Gaza Strip, following dozens of rockets fired by the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas. | Israel has carried out more air strikes on the Gaza Strip, following dozens of rockets fired by the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas. |
At least 15 Palestinians, including two women and a child, were reportedly hurt in the strikes. | At least 15 Palestinians, including two women and a child, were reportedly hurt in the strikes. |
Hamas said it fired rockets to respond to "Zionist aggression", after accusing Israel of killing five of its fighters. | Hamas said it fired rockets to respond to "Zionist aggression", after accusing Israel of killing five of its fighters. |
Israel denied the claim. It says it has now begun an open-ended aerial operation to end rocket fire from Gaza. | Israel denied the claim. It says it has now begun an open-ended aerial operation to end rocket fire from Gaza. |
Israel says the operation will be expanded in the coming days and that 1,500 reservists have been called up. | Israel says the operation will be expanded in the coming days and that 1,500 reservists have been called up. |
A spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has told the BBC that Israel had the capacity to take its operation "up a notch" and warned that a ground incursion was "not off the table". | |
That represents a significant strengthening of rhetoric on the Israeli side, says the BBC's Kevin Connolly in Jerusalem. | |
The sudden escalation has come just days after there was talk of a possible truce between Israel and Gaza with each side suggesting that calm would be answered with calm, our correspondent adds. | |
Tension has spiked in recent days over the murders of three young Israelis and a Palestinian teenager. | Tension has spiked in recent days over the murders of three young Israelis and a Palestinian teenager. |
Israel says Hamas was behind the abduction and murder of the Israelis in the occupied West Bank - a claim Hamas denies. | |
A day after their funerals, a 16-year-old Palestinian was abducted and murdered in Jerusalem. Police have arrested six Jewish suspects and say it seems the Palestinian was killed because of his nationality. | |
'Tremendous price' | 'Tremendous price' |
"#IDF has commenced Operation Protective Edge in #Gaza against #Hamas, in order to stop the terror #Israel's citizens face on a daily basis," a spokesperson for the Israeli Defense Forces said in a tweet. | "#IDF has commenced Operation Protective Edge in #Gaza against #Hamas, in order to stop the terror #Israel's citizens face on a daily basis," a spokesperson for the Israeli Defense Forces said in a tweet. |
It said 50 targets were hit throughout the night. | It said 50 targets were hit throughout the night. |
The military also deployed more troops near the Gaza border, reports say. However, the Israeli cabinet stopped short of ordering a ground operation for now. | The military also deployed more troops near the Gaza border, reports say. However, the Israeli cabinet stopped short of ordering a ground operation for now. |
Towns within 40km (24 miles) of the enclave were instructed by the central authorities to close schools and summer camps because of the threat of rocket-fire. | |
The army said that more rockets were fired into Israel from Gaza. | The army said that more rockets were fired into Israel from Gaza. |
Hamas said Israel targeted two houses and four training facilities used by the militants across Gaza. | Hamas said Israel targeted two houses and four training facilities used by the militants across Gaza. |
Palestinian medics said 15 people were injured, including two women and a child, in the southern town of Khan Younis. | Palestinian medics said 15 people were injured, including two women and a child, in the southern town of Khan Younis. |
Hamas militants reportedly warned they would enlarge the radius of their targets if Israel continued with the air strikes. | Hamas militants reportedly warned they would enlarge the radius of their targets if Israel continued with the air strikes. |
A Hamas spokesman had earlier accused Israel of killing the five militants during Sunday's air strikes and called it a "grave escalation". | A Hamas spokesman had earlier accused Israel of killing the five militants during Sunday's air strikes and called it a "grave escalation". |
He promised Israel would "pay a tremendous price". | He promised Israel would "pay a tremendous price". |
But Israeli military spokesman Lt Col Peter Lerner denied the claims, saying the men had died on Sunday in a tunnel that had been bombarded by Israel on Thursday. | But Israeli military spokesman Lt Col Peter Lerner denied the claims, saying the men had died on Sunday in a tunnel that had been bombarded by Israel on Thursday. |
He said the militants went into the tunnel to assess the damage from the air strike and meddled with some explosives, which were apparently detonated accidentally. | He said the militants went into the tunnel to assess the damage from the air strike and meddled with some explosives, which were apparently detonated accidentally. |
Israel said Hamas had launched dozens of rockets on southern and central towns on Monday. | |
"Seven rockets were intercepted over the [southern] city of Ashdod and five rockets were intercepted over Netivot," an army statement said, according to the AFP news agency. | "Seven rockets were intercepted over the [southern] city of Ashdod and five rockets were intercepted over Netivot," an army statement said, according to the AFP news agency. |
Rocket alarm sirens were heard in the Hof Ashkelon and Shaar Hanegev areas. | |
There were no reports of casualties in Israel. | There were no reports of casualties in Israel. |
Are you in the area? Do you have any information you would like to share? Please send us your comments. You can email us at haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk using the subject line 'Gaza'. | Are you in the area? Do you have any information you would like to share? Please send us your comments. You can email us at haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk using the subject line 'Gaza'. |