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Israeli aerial bombardment occurred when rockets and mortars were thrown into southern Israel from the Gaza Strip after a particularly bloody day of border protests that also injured many Palestinians .
Israeli warplanes targeted an offensive terrorist tunnel in the southern Gaza Strip, in addition to several terrorist sites in military complexes in the Gaza Strip, "said the 39, Israeli army in a statement.
According to witnesses in the Gaza Strip, there were no casualties of the airstrikes, which damaged the infrastructure controlled by Islamist leaders in Gaza, Hamas, who have been responsible for the area since then. 2007.
The strikes were carried out "in response to the acts of terror perpetrated during the violent riots that took place along the security fence yesterday," the statement said.
He also cited "continuous arson that daily damages Israeli territory with the launching of incendiary balloons from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory".
Images of Friday's bloodshed by AFP showed that a Palestinian teenager had been shot at the fence between the two territories.
[Othman Rami Halles, 15, was killed in the east of Gaza City, Health Ministry spokesman Ashraf Al-Qodra said.
The ministry said another 220 Palestinians were wounded while protests along the border ended in clashes.
The majority was involved in demonstrations and clashes, but others sought to break or damage the border fence.
Palestinians in Gaza have been demonstrating for months against the Israeli blockade of a decade in the territory and support their right to return to the lands they fled or were driven out of during the war. the creation of Israel in 1948.
Since protests and clashes erupted along the border on March 30, at least 140 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli gunfire.
No Israeli was killed.
The Israeli army said that grenades, Molotov badtails, burning tires and stones were thrown at its soldiers, one of whom was wounded by a grenade.
The army said that 17 shots were detected in Gaza during its air strikes, without specifying the type of projectiles.
According to witnesses in Gaza, several rockets were fired as well as about thirty mortar shells.
A Hamas spokesman, Fawzi Barhoum, said the launches were an "immediate response" to Israeli airstrikes.
According to the Israeli media, they caused neither injuries nor damage.
Israel says its use of live fire is necessary to defend its borders and stop infiltrations.
She accuses Islamist leaders in Gaza, Hamas, of seeking to use the protests as cover for attacks against Israel.
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