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4 IDF Soldiers Injured In Bomb Blast At Gaza Border; IDF Retaliates


A bomb was detonated against an IDF force operating along the Gaza border on Shabbos afternoon. Two soldiers were seriously injured and were undergoing surgery in Soroka Medical Center in Beersheva. Two other soldiers are in moderate condition.

The bomb detonated as they were trying to remove a flag placed on the border fence during a protest in Gaza on Friday.

This was the most serious attack since Operation Protective Edge in Gaza during the summer of 2014.

In response, the IDF said one of its tanks struck terrorist objectives in the southern Gaza Strip. Palestinian officials said the target belonged to the Islamic Jihad militant group and that there were no casualties on the Palestinian side.

Israel typically strikes Hamas, the Islamic militant group that rules Gaza, for all attacks emanating from the territory, regardless of who carries them out.

The Gaza border area has generally been quiet since the 2014 war, but has seen an increase in violence since President Donald Trump’s announcement in December recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.

However, any Israeli casualties could spark a fiercer Israeli response. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the incident “severe” and vowed to “respond accordingly.”

Later, IDF and Gaza officials reported a series of Israeli airstrikes against terror training sites and tunnels. No casualties were reported.

(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)



One Response

  1. Why does the idf wait for incidents to happen in order to blow up tunnels, specaily if they know where there located?? As if they need an excuse to take them out!

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