Israel launches airstrikes in Gaza for first time since May cease-fire | USA TODAY

Israel launched airstrikes at militant sites in Gaza, the first raid since a cease-fire ended the 11-day war in May.
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Israeli aircraft on Wednesday carried out a series of airstrikes at militant sites in Gaza, the first such raids since a shaky cease-fire ended the war last month. There were no immediate reports of casualties.

The airstrikes came amid escalating tensions, after hundreds of Israeli ultranationalists, some chanting “Death to Arabs,” paraded Tuesday in east Jerusalem in a show of force. Palestinians in Gaza responded by launching incendiary balloons that caused at least 10 fires in southern Israel, according to the national fire department.

The airstrikes, incendiary balloons and march underscored the fragility of the tenuous truce that ended last month’s 11-day war between Israel and Hamas, as well as the challenges facing Israel's new government.

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22 comments

    1. @Shu Sh more people died in Palestine because they spend money on harming Israel, and Israel spend money on protecting itself

    2. @Tzur Gvili so sending missiles that kill children 250 btw is protecting its citizen listen argument ended your point r invalid

    3. @Shu Sh they did not kill 250 children and remember that they warm and say to gaza before they shot. Also, hamas put its rockets and weapons ander school and places with civilians and so Israel have no choice but to bestroy them

    4. @Tzur Gvili bro shut up plz cuz they do not warn how come a lot of people still die wth bro shush it’s better then saying random stuff you Zionist

  1. gaza shot tens of thousands of rockets at Israel, all of them were ment to hit civilians. But most of the news forget it, so i understand if you don’t know it. Just try to know a little bit more before you go against

  2. NO, gaza fired the balloons first, then the balloons made fires in Israel, and then Israel fired the rockets

    1. @Anita Hulluvachick   gaza shot tens of thousands of rockets at Israel, all of them were ment to hit civilians. But most of the news forget it, so i understand if you don’t know it.

    1. You just don’t know the media doesn’t show the truth the Gaza side idiots used fire baloons to burn isreal fields so isreal army fired back

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