Israel strikes Gaza after its soldiers are under fire



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JERUSALEM – Israeli forces carried out a series of "large-scale" air strikes and deployed tanks against the Hamas Army Israeli soldiers were attacked on Friday afternoon, according to Israeli authorities. The strikes took place on Friday afternoon in the Gaza Strip. Image: Palestinians react with bloody hands outside a Hamas outpost that was bombed by the Israelis near Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip "

Palestinians react with bloody hands in front of a Hamas station that was hit by Israeli bombardment near Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on July 20, 2018. Said Khatib / AFP – Getty Images

" Hamas has chosen to worsen the security situation "The IDF said in a statement that their fighter jets had hit 15 targets, including" weapons warehouses "and" storage facilities. "[19659007ThePalestinianMinistryofHealthtoldNBCNewsthatthreePalestinianshadbeenkilledonewaskilledbysniperfireattheborderfenceandatleast20protesterswerewoundedtheministrysaid[19659007] The strikes were he feared a wider conflict in the region. The United Nations has pleaded with all parties to "withdraw from the brink" of the war.