Israel accuses Hamas fighters of provoking the attacks: AJE correspondent

The Israeli military said it launched Wednesday’s strikes on “Hamas targets” across Gaza in response to an incident in which its troops came under fire in Khan Younis in the south of the territory.
“The [army] will continue to act forcefully to eliminate any threat to the State of Israel,” it said.
But Hamas rejected the claim that Israel’s forces were fired on, calling it “a flimsy and transparent attempt to justify its crimes and violations” in Gaza.

Al Jazeera’s Noor Odeh reports from Ramallah.

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