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Violence escalates around Gaza Strip

May 6, 2016 08:47
Gaza mortar sites hit by IDF jets Friday morning

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Israel’s security cabinet is due to convene today after a motar shell was fired at IDF soldiers on the Gaza border on Friday morning.

The soldiers did not suffer any injuries or fatalities.

In a statement, the army said that at about 6am, "another round of artillery was fired at an IDF unit that was carrying out an operational activity near the barrier in the southern Gaza Strip."

According to reports from Gaza, the army also responded with an attack on an Islamic Jihad lookout point near Khan Yunis in the southern end of the Strip. No injuries were reported.

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