Israel strikes Gaza after rocket attack
The said Saturday it had conducted against targets in the Gaza Strip following a rocket attack from the Palestinian enclave, in the second such exchange in as many days.
The strikes hit what the military described as "terror targets" operated by Gaza's .
They included a "training facility, an anti-aircraft missile launcher post, a concrete production plant & terror tunnel infrastructure".
Witnesses and security sources said the strikes hit two militant "training sites" in southern Gaza and another target in central Gaza.
A Hamas spokesman said that despite the Israeli action, "Gaza still fights and doesn't break."
The strikes came hours after militants in the Gaza Strip fired a rocket into southern Israel.
An Israeli army spokesperson said the rocket hit open ground and caused no casualties or damage.
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It was the second such exchange in recent days. Late Thursday, Palestinian militants fired a rocket at southern Israel, prompting the army to launch retaliatory air strikes on Gaza that caused no casualties.
Israel imposed a blockade of Gaza's sea and land borders after Hamas seized control in 2007. The two sides have since fought three wars.
A fragile truce has endured in recent years despite occasional flareups, with Palestinians firing rockets at Israel and the Jewish state responding with airstrikes on the coastal enclave.
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