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Israeli Military Hits Hamas Targets in Gaza in Retaliatory Fire - Armed Forces

© AP Photo / Hatem AliFile photo of a ball of fire rises from an explosion following an Israeli air strike on the house in the southern Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014
File photo of a ball of fire rises from an explosion following an Israeli air strike on the house in the southern Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014 - Sputnik International
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The Israeli Air Force (IAF) in cooperation with the Armored Corps on Sunday attacked the positions of the Palestinian Hamas movement located in the Gaza Strip in response to an attack from these territories, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said.

Palestinian Hamas supporters march with green Hamas and national flags in Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza Strip. - Sputnik International
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) Earlier in the day, a rocket launched from the Gaza Strip exploded in the Western Israeli city of Sderot.

"Moments ago, in response to the rocket attack from Gaza. IAF & armored corps targeted 2 Hamas posts in the northern Gaza Strip," the IDF said on its Twitter account.

The Israeli government has repeatedly accused Hamas, classified by the country as a terrorist group, of attacking Israel from the occupied Palestinian territories of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.

According to the IDF, a total of 14 rockets have been fired into Israeli territories since the start of the year.

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