Israeli Air Force jets conducted a “wide-scale attack” against the Hamas terrorist organization in the Gaza Strip, the country said.
The airstrikes were carried out after a “severe shooting attack” against Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) on Friday afternoon, the IDF said Friday.
“The IDF is currently conducting” the airstrikes “in various locations, said the IDF, adding that, its aircraft and tanks attacked military targets belonging to Hamas.
Four Palestinians died in the exchange. Hamas told Haaretz that they were members of the Izzedine al-Qassam Brigades.
During the airstrikes, there were clashes along the border fence. Palestinians launched mortar shells and threw explosive devices at IDF troops, the Times of Israel reported.
He wrote: “Everyone in #Gaza needs to step back from the brink. Not next week. Not tomorrow. Right NOW! Those who want to provoke #Palestinians and #Israelis into another war must not succeed.”
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