The Israeli Defense Forces attack Gaza after Prime Minister Netanyahu promised an aggressive response to rocket attacks.
On Thursday evening, several witnesses heard explosions in Gaza, writes Reuters. The air sirens are also going off in nearby Israeli cities, the news agency reports.
AP also reports explosions.
The Israeli defense writes on Twitter that they are attacking in Gaza. They also report that anti-aircraft sirens sound in the south of Israel.
It happens shortly after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has promised an aggressive response to the rocket attacks from Lebanon and Gaza earlier on Thursday.
On the night of Friday, Israel’s hard-pressed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gathered his security council for a meeting, writes the Jerusalem Post.
Gaza is among the Palestinian territories that, according to the UN, are occupied by Israel and are located on the Mediterranean coast. The area is 40 kilometers long and very densely populated with approximately two million inhabitants.
The last few days have been very tense between Israel and Palestine.
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The attacks come during holidays for both Christians (Easter), Jews (Pesach) and Muslims (Ramadan).
