A Palestinian man was shot dead by the IDF on Monday, following a night of air strikes and rocket fire across Israel’s border with Gaza.
Israeli warplanes struck nine Hamas targets in two military compounds in Gaza as well as a weapons facility late on Sunday.
The IDF said it was in response to three rockets fired at Israeli neighbourhoods near the territory.
Hours later on Monday, a 24-year-old Palestinian man was killed by IDF gunfire on the border.
Reports from Gaza said he was part of a group trying to breach the border .
The IDF said its strikes were “warning shots near groups who were responsible for the arson and destruction in Israel” and warned it was “determined to continue to act with increasing intensity”.
“These are terrorist acts that endanger Israeli residents living in southern Israel and damage extensive areas in Israeli territory,” the IDF said in a statement.
“The IDF has fired warning shots near groups who were responsible for the arson and destruction in Israel, and has carried out attacks against infrastructure used by these groups...
"The IDF’s intelligence and operational capabilities will allow it to increase these strikes as necessary. The IDF is determined to continue to act with increasing intensity against these acts of terror as long as required, using the variety of tools at its disposal.”
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