IDF carries out airstrikes in Gaza Strip

The attacks came after an Israeli Border Police officer was critically injured along with dozens of Palestinians Saturday night during riots along the border fence.

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AUGUST 22, 2021 01:04
Streaks of light are seen from Ashkelon as the Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepts rockets launched from the Gaza Strip on May 20, 2021. (photo credit: AMIR COHEN/REUTERS)
The IDF carried out airstrikes within the Gaza Strip on Saturday night after a Border Police officer was critically injured during the riots along the border fence.
Dozens of Palestinians were injured in the riots, as well.

Fighter planes targeted four different sites throughout Gaza which were manufacturing and storing weapons, the IDF announced shortly after the attacks.

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Machine gun fire on Sderot houses was reported after midnight, causing damage. A 16-year-old Israeli civilian was lightly wounded while running to a bomb shelter, Kan reported.

Two companies from the IDF’s officer training base and three teams from the Maglan commando unit have been sent to the Gaza Division, according to Army Radio.

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