MOBILIZES: Israeli tanks and artillery are lined up near the Gaza Strip. The picture is dated 14 May. Photo: Tsafrir Abayov / AP
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Israeli ground and air forces on Friday carried out extensive attacks on a tunnel network that the military believes is being used by Hamas fighters.
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The fighting between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip has flared up sharply in recent days. 160 planes took part on Friday in what is described as the most powerful bombing so far, writes Sky News. The actual action, which was launched in the morning, is said to have lasted for about 40 minutes according to Israel’s defense. They also inform that there have been around 450 missiles fired at 150 targets in the northern part of Gaza.
Gaza’s health ministry announced on Friday a total of 126 deaths in recent days, of which 31 are children. In addition, 800 will now be damaged in the attacks. Hamas and Islamic Jihad claim that 20 of them have been killed.
According to the news agency AP, Palestinian health authorities reported that ten Palestinians were killed, and more than a hundred people injured, by the Israeli military in the West Bank on Friday.
One of the dead is also said to have tried to stab an Israeli soldier.
—-EMERGENCY: Israeli soldiers are deployed along the Gaza Strip. The picture is dated 14 May. Foto: MENAHEM KAHANA / AFP
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On Friday morning, rocket attacks from the Palestinian side continued. The Times of Israel reports that sirens that warn of the danger of rocket attacks have rang in the border towns through Friday.
The Jerusalem Post reports that close to 2,000 rockets have been fired since Monday.
Israeli tanks, artillery and soldiers from the Golan Brigade have been deployed along the border and have carried out attacks on Hamas, reports The Jerusalem Post.
The newspaper writes that several hundred artillery shells and around 50 shells were fired from tanks. Despite erroneous reports, no personnel or materiel have crossed the border, according to a military spokesman.
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