Israeli army attacks Hamas site in Gaza

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Palestine Map west bank and GazaIsrael carried out an airstrike against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip early Saturday, calling it retaliation for a rocket blast from the Palestinian territory into southern Israel on Friday.

The Israeli military said it had targeted a “Hamas terror infrastructure site.” Blasts were reported in the Khan Yunis area of Gaza, where Hamas reportedly trains militant loyalists.

Israel “will not permit any attempt to undermine the security and jeopardize the well-being of the civilians of Israel,” Israel Defense Forces spokesman Lt. Col. Peter Lerner told reporters after the airstrike.

It was the first Israeli airstrike on Gaza since the IDF and Hamas fighters battled for 50 days this summer, killing more than 2,100 Palestinians, most of them civilians, plus 66 Israeli soldiers and six civilians.

There were no immediate reports of casualties from either the rocket fired from Gaza or the government airstrike in retaliation.

Israel’s battle against Hamas suffered two setbacks this week when the General Court of the European Union ordered Hamas removed from the 28-nation alliance’s list of terrorist organizations, citing technical errors in the designation process.

The Palestinian Authority, emboldened by recent expressions of support for its future statehood by several European countries, submitted a draft resolution to the United Nations Security Council via its ally Jordan on Wednesday. The proposal, opposed by Israel, calls for a Palestinian state and would force Israel to withdraw from the West Bank within two years.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the moves “staggering examples of European hypocrisy” in its policy in the stagnant quest for an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement.

 

LA Times

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4 responses to “Israeli army attacks Hamas site in Gaza”

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  3. Statistics rocket attacks on Israel from the Gaza Strip:

    (statistics are taken into account only the rocket attacks, but indicated the total number of victims of rocket and mortar attacks, accounted rockets fell in Israeli territory)

    2014-th year.

    December: 1 fire, 1 rocket. No one was injured (as of December 20).

    November: 1 fire, 1 rocket. No one was injured.

    October: attacks are not fixed.

    September: 1 fire, 1 rocket. No one was injured.

    August: 464 bombardment, 1,025 missiles, 229 missile shot down missile defense system “Iron Dome”. 2 dead, 53 wounded.

    July: 900 attacks, 2,462 rockets – 12 killed, 63 wounded. 559 missiles shot down missile defense system “Iron Dome”.

    June 31 fire 68 missiles – 3 wounded. 11 missiles shot down missile defense system “Iron Dome”.

    May 4 fire 4 rockets – there were no injuries.

    April 9 attacks, 17 missiles – there were no injuries.

    March 19 attacks, 78 missiles – there were no injuries. 3 missiles were shot down missile defense system “Iron Dome”.

    February 10 attacks, 10 missiles – there were no injuries.

    January: 11 attacks, 19 missiles – there were no injuries. 5 missiles were shot down missile defense system.

    2013th year. 31 fire 48 rockets. Dead and injured is not. 3 missile shot down missile defense system.

    2012-th year. 794 bombardment, 2,078 rockets – 6 dead, 107 wounded. 520 missile defense system shot down.

    2011 year. 229 attacks, about 390 rockets – 3 dead, 38 wounded. 34 missiles were shot down missile defense system.

    The year 2010. 86 attacks, about 100 rockets – 1 dead, 2 injured.

    2009 year. 302 fire about 570 rockets – 42 wounded.

    The year 2008. 560 attacks, about 1,490 rockets – 7 killed, 162 wounded.

    2007 year. 437 attacks, about 760 missiles – 2 killed, 125 wounded.

    2006 year. 580 attacks, about 1,020 missiles – 2 dead, 36 wounded.

    2005 year. 123 fire about 270 rockets – 6 dead, 26 wounded.

    The year 2004. 118 attacks, about 260 missiles – 5 dead, 46 wounded.

    The year 2003. 80 attacks, about 100 rockets – there were no injuries.

    The year 2002. 17 attacks, about 20 rockets – there were no injuries.

    The year 2001. 5 shelling, 5 rockets – there were no injuries.

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