IDF bombs Hamas post after explosive damages Gaza fence

October 15, 2018

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No Palestinians said injured in Israeli airstrike in southern Strip; thousands rally at border, attack troops, as boats attempt to break blockade

Palestinians carry tires as smoke billows from burning tires at the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip, east of Gaza City, on October 12, 2018

Judah Ari Gross and Times of Israel staff report, “An Israeli military aircraft bombed a Hamas position in the southern Gaza Strip on Monday after two Palestinian men set off an explosive device near the security fence earlier in the day, the army said. There were no immediate reports of Palestinian injuries in the airstrike. ‘The strike was carried out after two terrorists approached the security fence in the southern Strip and placed an explosive device near the fence, The device exploded inside Gaza and damaged the fence. No troops were injured,’ the Israel Defense Forces added.”

“In the evening several thousand Palestinians protested on Gaza’s border with Israel, throwing rocks and firebombs and burning tires, the army said. IDF troops used tear gas and live fire to beat back the protesters in the northern Strip. The Hamas-run Gaza health ministry said dozens of Palestinians had been hurt by smoke inhalation and shrapnel, while at least 30 suffered injuries from live fire.The army also said a flotilla of boats that attempted to breach the blockade on Gaza’s maritime border were driven back by the Israeli navy.”…

“The rising border tensions peaked on Friday amid heavy rioting at the fence separating Israel from Gaza. Seven Palestinians were killed, including three who breached the border fence and ran toward IDF soldiers during the chaotic unrest.” (more…)