Hamas trades fire with Israel as Gaza flare-up shows no let-up

Israeli tanks and warplanes bombed Hamas positions in Gaza Friday and the Islamists retaliated with rockets as a three-week-old flare-up showed no let-up despite international mediation efforts.

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Smoke rises in the distance after war planes belonging to the Israeli army carried out airstrikes over Gaza City on August 28, 2020. (Photo by MAHMUD HAMS / AFP)

2020-08-28 11:25:41

Israeli tanks and warplanes bombed Hamas positions in Gaza Friday and the Islamists retaliated with rockets as a three-week-old flare-up showed no let-up despite international mediation efforts.

Warning sirens sounded before dawn in Israeli communities near the border as the pre-dawn air strikes and shelling prompted Hamas to launch a salvo of six rockets in retaliation.

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