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Israeli aircraft target 2 Hamas posts in Gaza

(180218) -- SDEROT, Feb. 18, 2018 (Xinhua) -- Soliders of IDF (Israel Defense Forces) take position near the fence between Israel and Gaza, on Feb. 18, 2018. Israel's military said Sunday it struck 18 Hamas targets in Gaza, responding to an explosive device that wounded four soldiers along the fence between Israel and the Palestinian enclave. (Xinhua/Gil Cohen Magen) (zjl)

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has said Israeli military aircraft targeted two observation post belonging to Hamas, ruler of the Gaza Strip.

The first air raid, which took place in northern Gaza, came after a grenade was thrown at IDF soldiers and the border security fence from the area.

Another Hamas observation post in southern Gaza was targeted in response to the damage to security infrastructure in the area, the IDF said in a statement on Friday, Xinhua news agency reported.

During the clashes between thousands of Palestinian protesters and IDF soldiers on Friday near the security fence, a 17-year-old Palestinian boy was shot dead, according to the Gaza health ministry.

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