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The air strikes, already dead and wounded, would be a reaction to Palestinian violence on the Gaza border. Israel accuses Hamas of using demonstrations to violate its territory and attack Israeli civilians and military personnel The Israeli army carried out dozens of air strikes on several sites in the Gaza Strip on Saturday in response to acts of violence on the Israeli-Palestinian border. In response, Hamas militants fired more than a dozen missiles on Israel. According to official sources in the country, it is their "greatest offensive in the light of day" since 2014.
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According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, 15-year-old Amir al-Namarah and 16-year-old Louai Kuhail died in Israeli bombings of Hamas' military infrastructure. At least 14 other people were injured in the western region of the Palestinian enclave, controlled by the Islamic fundamentalist organization.
The exchange threatens to trigger an escalation of violence after weeks of tension along the border. The planes attacked a Hamas tunnel in southern Gaza, as well as other military complexes, including those involved in a wave of firefighter attacks
In recent weeks, Israel had warned Hamas that he would not tolerate the continued efforts of Hamas. Gaza militants crossing the border, and the incendiary campaign to devastate the border communities of Israel.
On Friday, thousands of Palestinians demonstrated near the Gaza border. A 15-year-old Palestinian tried to climb to the fence and was shot. According to military sources in Tel Aviv, an Israeli officer was slightly wounded by a grenade.
More than 130 Palestinians, most of them unarmed, have been killed by Israeli soldiers since demonstrations began on March 30. Israel claims to defend its sovereign border and accuses Hamas of using the protests as cover to try to break through the fence and attack civilians and military.
In a statement, the military claimed that Hamas' activities "violate Israeli sovereignty, endanger Israeli civilians and sabotage Israel's humanitarian efforts to help civilians in Gaza."
AV / AP, RTR, AFP.EF, LUSA
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