Palestinian Armed Group Hamas Launches Rocket Attack on Jerusalem... Israel Retaliates with Airstrikes
Hamas "Fires Over 100 Rocket Launches at Israel"
Israel Retaliates with Airstrikes in Palestine... Over 20 Dead
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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Hyun-woo] As the Palestinian armed faction Hamas in the Gaza Strip launched rocket attacks on Israel, Israel also carried out retaliatory airstrikes, resulting in the deaths of more than 20 people and hundreds injured. The clashes are interpreted as escalating into armed conflict between the two sides amid intensified protests by Palestinian residents in Jerusalem during Ramadan, the largest Islamic holiday.
According to foreign media including the AP on the 10th (local time), Hamas announced that it fired more than 100 rockets targeting Jerusalem and southern regions of Israel. Hamas emphasized that the rocket attacks were a retaliation against Israeli military and police forces violently suppressing anti-Israel protests conducted by Palestinian residents and Muslim worshippers in Jerusalem, which left about 300 people injured.
Earlier that day in Jerusalem, Palestinian residents held large-scale protests in the Old City as 'Jerusalem Day,' commemorating Israel's occupation of Jerusalem during the 1967 Six-Day War, coincided with Ramadan. Extremist Jewish groups also held counter-protests, escalating the demonstrations. Israeli military and police forces responded with force, reportedly injuring 305 people and arresting dozens.
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Israeli authorities immediately launched retaliatory airstrikes in response to Hamas's rocket attacks. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned in a statement that day, "The red line has been crossed. We will retaliate with strong force," adding, "Anyone who attacks us will pay a heavy price." The Israeli Air Force bombed areas in the Palestinian Gaza Strip, and according to Hamas, more than 20 people, including 9 children, were killed in the airstrikes.
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