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Following Israel's massive airstrikes against targets in the Gaza Strip, Hamas's radical decision in the Palestinian territory claims to have accepted a ceasefire with Israel. Hamas has accepted a similar offer of mediation from Egypt, spokesman Fausi Barhum said Saturday night. An Israeli army spokesman said that the actions of the army depended on the situation on the ground.
Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip attacked Israel with about 100 rockets and mortar shells on Saturday. In retaliation by the Israeli Air Force, two young Palestinians died.
Israeli Brigadier General Zvika Khaimovich mentioned the number of projectiles fired on Israeli territory. Those responsible for these attacks were Hamas, the leader of the Gaza Strip, and other radical Islamic organizations.
Israel has responded with the largest series of assaults since the Gaza war in 2014. "We are in the middle of an aggressive campaign," he said. In an Israeli air strike against a Hamas building in Gaza, two teenagers were killed and 14 wounded, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.
Hamas wanted to "send a clear message"
Hamas spokesman Fausi Barhum said that he wanted to "send a clear message" by attacking Israel and "forcing the" Enemy to stop climbing ".
In the Israeli border town of Sderot, a rocket had hit and wounded three people, said Khaimovich. The coastal city of Ashkelon has also been attacked.
Israel has positioned missile defense systems in the area close to the Gaza Strip. "We are ready for all scenarios," said Brigadier General Khaimovich. Until now, most of the projectiles fired by Gaza would have had a range of less than ten kilometers.
Missile defense had so far intercepted 20 "relevant" projectiles. It was rockets or mortar shells that threatened population centers or military installations, he said. You do everything to minimize the damage. "Netanyahu's message to Hamas
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened to step up attacks on Gaza on Saturday if Israeli rocket attacks continued." At a meeting with the minister Avigdor Lieberman's defense and army leaders said they had "made a determined effort to counter Hamas's terror," Netanyahu said.Palestine data killed about 140 people. Many of them were members of Hamas, Palestinians call for the end of the Gaza blockade imposed more than a decade ago and the right of Palestinian refugees to return to Israeli territory. (afp / sda / nlu)
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