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Israel strikes underground Hamas site in Gaza in response to rocket attack

The rocket was intercepted by Israel’s Iron Dome air-defense system, causing no casualties or damage.

A ball of fire and smoke rises above buildings during Israeli airstrikes in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on Feb. 24, 2020. Photo by Fadi Fahd/Flash90.
A ball of fire and smoke rises above buildings during Israeli airstrikes in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on Feb. 24, 2020. Photo by Fadi Fahd/Flash90.

Israeli aircraft on Tuesday struck an underground site in the Gaza Strip belonging to Hamas, after terrorist groups fired a rocket into Israeli territory, the Israeli military said in a statement.

The rocket was intercepted by Israel’s Iron Dome air-defense system, causing no damage or casualties.

“IDF fighter jets and a combat helicopter attacked underground infrastructure in the southern Gaza Strip belonging to the Hamas terrorist organization. The attack was carried out in response to a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory earlier this evening,” the statement said.

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