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This development comes after PM Netanyahu instructed the Israeli military to “immediately carry out forceful strikes in the Gaza Strip,” his office said in a short statement.

As reported by CNN, Israel had informed the US about their decision to carry out strikes in Gaza

A military official said that Hamas militants attacked Israeli forces east of the so-called yellow line, which demarcates the Israeli-occupied part of Gaza from the rest of the enclave. The troops stationed in the Rafah area reportedly came under rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) and sniper fire, CNN reported.

Following the assault, Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz warned that Hamas would pay a “heavy price” for targeting Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) personnel. “Israel will respond with great force,” Katz

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