Israel Launches Air Strikes On The Gaza Strip After A Wave Of Mortar Attacks

Daily Mail: Israel strikes 30 'military targets' in the Gaza Strip in response to the biggest barrage of mortar fire from the Palestinian enclave since the 2014 war

* Israel has launched air strikes on Gaza Strip after a wave of mortar attacks today
* Action came after barrage of more than 25 mortar shells were fired into Israel
* Most mortar shells shot down by Iron Dome aerial defence system, Israel claims
* The mortar barrage comes after Israeli soldiers used tankfire to kill a Palestinian
* Army says the Palestinian approached border fence 'with intention of an attack'

Israel has struck 30 'military targets' in the Gaza Strip in response to a wave of mortar attacks from the Palestinian enclave.

Palestinian militants had launched their heaviest barrages against Israel since the 2014 Gaza war before Israeli aircraft struck back in a surge of fighting after weeks of border violence.

There were no immediate reports of casualties from either side after the Israeli military said more than 25 mortar bombs and rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip in several salvoes in the morning and afternoon.

Israeli planes attacked at least seven facilities belonging to armed group Islamic Jihad and the territory's dominant Hamas movement after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised a 'powerful' response.

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