Rocket

Rocket event in Gaza, Gaza Strip area, Palestine on Mon 17th May 2021

17th May 2021

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The Israel Defense Forces says it struck a number of rocket launchers in the Gaza Strip as well as Hamas cells operating them. Five Hamas members were struck as they were preparing rockets to launch at Israel, the military says. Sixteen rocket launchers, including 10 stationed underground, were destroyed throughout the Gaza Strip, the IDF says. Additionally, the military says it struck the entrance to a Hamas military tunnel in northern Gaza.

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