September 19, 2015

Israel launches airstrikes in Gaza after rocket fire

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Saturday 19 Sep 2015 - 14:45 Makkah mean time-6-12-1436

Gaza City (IINA) - Israel carried out air strikes in the Gaza Strip on Saturday after Palestinian militants there fired rockets into southern Israel.
The overnight air strikes targeted two training camps belonging to the Islamist group Hamas, causing no injuries, Reuters reported quoting officials and witnesses. Late on Friday, Gaza fighters had fired at least two rockets into Israel. One struck a town, damaging a bus but causing no injuries. A second was shot down by a missile defense system.
A Palestinian group that supports the group ISIS claimed responsibility for one of the rockets fired at Israel. The cross-border violence came as tension remained high in Jerusalem and the West Bank, where Israeli security forces and Palestinians have clashed over the past week. Israel deployed hundreds of extra police around the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday after Palestinian leaders called for a 'day of rage' to protest at new Israeli security measures. Around 800 extra police were posted in the heart of the city, where tensions have been high for the past week, following violent clashes at al-Aqsa Mosque and stone-throwing attacks by Palestinians against Israeli cars.
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