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  • 15 years ago
Fighting erupts again across the border between Israel and Gaza, ending a period of reduced tensions.
Two consecutive air strikes by Israel killed at least three people in Gaza and wounded more than a dozen.
The first air strike, on Thursday, targeted a car on a crowded street. It killed two militants that Israel said are suspected of planning attacks against Israeli civilians and soldiers.
Palestinians responded by firing a barrage of rockets towards southern Israel. No injuries were reported.
The second air strike hit Gaza early Friday morning. This time, a Hamas training camp was the target.
Shrapnel reached nearby houses, killing one man and wounding 13 people, mostly women and children. Some were seriously injured.
This Palestinian woman said they were sleeping when the rockets hit their home. The whole house collapsed over her and her children, she said.
This woman's child was wounded in the strike.
(SOUNDBITE) RUWAIDA ABU HAMDA, MOTHER OF CHILD WOUNDED IN ISRAELI STRIKE, SAYING:
"God will make it better. God willing, it will stop and the bombing will cease."
A Hamas spokesman accused Israel of escalating violence.
Michaela Cabrera, Reuters.

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