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Israel strikes Hamas assets overnight after rockets fired from Gaza Strip

The exchange comes in the wake of a deadly gun battle in Nablus that erupted after Israeli forces came under fire during a counter-terror raid

February 23, 2023 10:33
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(JNS) The Israel Defence Forces struck Hamas facilities in the Gaza Strip overnight Wednesday, after Palestinian terrorists fired a barrage of rockets at southern Israel.

Fighter jets struck a Hamas arms manufacturing facility in central Gaza, as well as a military compound in the northern Strip used to store naval weapons, according to the military.

“The compound is built near a mosque, a clinic, a school, a hotel and a police station. This is further proof that the Hamas terrorist organisation is placing its military assets in the heart of the civilian population,” the IDF said in a statement.

“This attack is a significant blow to Hamas’s ability to fortify and arm itself. The terrorist organisation bears responsibility for Gaza and will pay the price for security violations against the State of Israel,” added the military.