Israeli aircraft carried out a series of strikes against Hamas terrorist targets in the Gaza Strip overnight between Thursday and Friday in response to rockets fired at Israel on Independence Day.
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Targets included a weapons manufacturing facility, a tunnel used to smuggle weapons, and a Hamas military outpost.
Hamas operatives fired a rocket at Israel on Thursday, which landed in an open area. No damage or injuries were reported.
In the few weeks since the March 23 Knesset election, there have been few incidents from Gaza. However, on Election Day itself, Hamas fired a number of rocket toward Beersheba. The IDF responded with airstrikes against Hamas targets early the next morning, March 24.
Hamas timed the Election Day rocket fire to coincide with the beginning of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's campaign work.
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