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The Israeli Air Force carried out airstrikes on a Hamas target in the Gaza Strip on Saturday night. The strikes were carried out in response to shells launched from Gaza at the Israeli-controlled areas of Sha’ar HaNegev and Sdot Negev.
The Israeli military was not able to identify the group, which really conducted the shelling, but promptly blamed Iran for the incident.
Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman said that Iran has built and supplied mortar shells launched from Gaza. According to Lieberman, an initial examination of the shells fired “confirms they are from Iran.”
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) accused Iran of fueling the Palestinian-Israeli conflict through “rogue and extremist terrorist groups.” According to the IDF, Iran funnelling arms to these groups in an attempt to reignite stalled hostilities “after years of quiet.”
Today, in response to the rockets launched yesterday at Sha’ar HaNegev & Sdot Negev regional councils in southern Israel, the IAF targeted a Hamas observation post in southern Gaza. The IDF holds Hamas accountable for the situation & its consequences
— IDF (@IDFSpokesperson) 30 December 2017
The Iranian regime continues to risk the safety of the residents of the Gaza Strip and puts them in grave danger. Wherever the Iranian regime operates or is involved, it only wreaks havoc and destruction
— IDF (@IDFSpokesperson) 30 December 2017
