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Responding to Hamas's surprise attack, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Saturday launched operation 'Iron Swords'..
"In response to the barrages of rockets launched by Hamas from Gaza at Israel, the IDF is currently striking Hamas targets in Gaza," IDF said on 'X'...
Operation Iron Swords is Israel's retaliation for a surprise attack by Hamas, a Palestinian Islamist militant organisation, on Israel..
At least 198 people in the Gaza Strip have been killed in Israels retaliation and at least 1,610 wounded, the Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza said.. Hamas said the attack was driven by what it said were Israel's escalated attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank, Jerusalem and against Palestinians in Israeli prisons, according a report in Associated Press...
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