The Israeli military bombed targets in the Gaza Strip overnight and said it had secured the breached border barrier with the enclave, three days after militant group Hamas launched an unprecedented incursion into Israel that triggered dozens of protests in the country. The worst war in years.
Hamas militants breached Gaza’s border and poured into Israel, killing hundreds and causing tens of thousands of Palestinians to flee their homes, according to the United Nations, as Israel bombarded the area heavily from sea and air.
The IDF said its targets included a Hamas combat command center inside a mosque, entry points to tunnels used by militants and other “combat infrastructure” inside a second mosque.
The Financial Times could not independently confirm these claims. Israel accuses Palestinian groups, which have controlled Gaza since 2007, of burying military infrastructure in civilian areas and holy sites.
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