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Israel Strikes Gaza Strip After Rocket Fire, Says Army

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday December 26, 2019

Israel carried out air strikes against the Gaza Strip overnight in response to a rocket fired from the Hamas-controlled Palestinian enclave, the army said Thursday.

Gaza Rocket Sends Benjamin Netanyahu To Shelter During Campaign Rally: Report

World News | Reuters | Thursday December 26, 2019

A rocket launched from the Gaza Strip at a southern Israeli city on Wednesday as it hosted a campaign rally by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prompted him to take shelter briefly before resuming the event, Israeli TV stations reported.

Israeli Planes Strike Gaza After Rocket Attack

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday December 8, 2019

Israeli aircraft carried out attacks in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip early Sunday, Palestinian security officials said, hours after militants in the enclave launched three rockets at the Jewish state.

Israel Carries Out Fresh Strikes On Gaza After Rocket Fire: Army

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday November 16, 2019

Israel carried out fresh strikes on Gaza after rockets were fired towards it from the Palestinian enclave, the army said early Friday, despite a ceasefire that began two days ago.

Ceasefire Announced After Deadly Israel-Gaza Violence

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday November 15, 2019

A ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza took hold Thursday after two days of fighting triggered by an Israeli strike on an Islamic Jihad commander, with 34 Palestinians killed in exchanges of fire.

Israel Kills A Senior Leader Of Palestinian Islamic Jihad In Gaza Airstrike

World News | Steve Hendrix, Ruth Eglash, The Washington Post | Wednesday November 13, 2019

Israeli security forces killed a senior leader of the militant Palestinian group Islamic Jihad in a targeted airstrike in the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, sparking retaliatory rocket fire from the enclave and raising fears of escalating reprisals.

Rockets Rain From Gaza As Israel Kills Palestinian Militant Group Chief

World News | Reuters | Wednesday November 13, 2019

Israel killed a top commander from the Iranian-backed Palestinian terror group Islamic Jihad on Tuesday in the Gaza Strip, drawing day-long rocket salvoes in the worst cross-border fighting in months.The rare targeted strike which killed Islamic Jihad's Baha Abu Al-Atta in Gaza came as Syrian state media said a separate missile attack had hit the h...

Israeli Retaliatory Airstrikes Kill Palestinian: Gaza Ministry

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday November 2, 2019

A Palestinian was killed by Israeli airstrikes on Saturday, the health ministry in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip said, in an attack launched in response to rocket fire.

Israel Hits Gaza After Rocket Sirens Force Benjamin Netanyahu Off Stage

World News | Reuters | Wednesday September 11, 2019

Israeli aircraft struck in Gaza on Wednesday hours after rockets from the Palestinian enclave triggered sirens that forced Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu off the stage at an election rally in Israel.

Benjamin Netanyahu Rally Cut Short After Rocket Alert

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday September 11, 2019

Sirens warning of rocket fire from Gaza cut short an election rally by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the southern city of Ashdod late Tuesday, public television reported.

Gaza's Homemade Rockets Still Test Israel's Sophisticated Defense System

World News | Loveday Morris, Adam Taylor, The Washington Post | Tuesday May 7, 2019

The impoverished Gaza Strip has long been under strict Israeli border controls, including tight restrictions on anything that might be considered "dual use" and potentially put toward the production of weapons.

Donald Trump Says US Backs Israel '100%' Over Gaza Escalation

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday May 6, 2019

President Donald Trump assured Israel on Sunday that it has Washington's full support after the Jewish state led waves of retaliatory strikes in the Gaza Strip in response to Palestinian rockets.

Israeli PM Vows More "Massive Strikes" In Response To Gaza Rockets

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday May 5, 2019

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he had ordered the military to launch further strikes on Gaza Strip terrorists in response to rocket fire from the territory, as an escalation entered its second day.

Israeli Killed And 2 Palestinian Gunmen Dead As Gaza Violence Persists

World News | Reuters | Sunday May 5, 2019

A rocket fired from Gaza killed an Israeli civilian on Sunday and two Palestinian gunmen were killed in an Israeli strike as cross-border hostilities ran into their third day.

Palestinian Baby Dead, Pregnant Mother Hurt In Israeli Strike: Officials

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday May 4, 2019

A Palestinian baby was killed by an Israeli strike in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, the health ministry in the enclave said.