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| The northern Gaza Strip has been hit by a series of Israeli air strikes, Palestinian and Israeli media report. | The northern Gaza Strip has been hit by a series of Israeli air strikes, Palestinian and Israeli media report. |
| Israeli warplanes reportedly launched eight airstrikes on Beit Hanoun Saturday, and images of fiery explosions and smoke-filled skies were shared on social media. There are no reported injuries from the strikes, according to the Jerusalem Post. | Israeli warplanes reportedly launched eight airstrikes on Beit Hanoun Saturday, and images of fiery explosions and smoke-filled skies were shared on social media. There are no reported injuries from the strikes, according to the Jerusalem Post. |
| An Israeli military spokeswoman said the explosions in Gaza were “related to IDF (Israel Defense Forces) activity.” | |
| READ MORE: Gaza border crossing set ablaze as Palestinian protesters ‘damage gas pipelines’ – IDF | READ MORE: Gaza border crossing set ablaze as Palestinian protesters ‘damage gas pipelines’ – IDF |
| The IDF shut down the Gaza border crossing on Saturday after it was damaged by Palestinian demonstrators during a wave of recent Great March of Return protests. | |
| On Friday, some 15,000 Palestinian protesters started fires on the Palestinian side of the crossing, damaging gas pipelines leading to the enclave, the IDF said. The Kerem Shalom crossing is used by trucks carrying goods and food supplies between Israel and Gaza. | |
| READ MORE: Days ahead of moving embassy to ‘capital’ Jerusalem, US has ‘no position’ on Israeli border there | |
| The IDF again used lethal force against the people who they said attempted to harm Israeli troops. One Palestinian was shot dead and at least 170 were injured, some critically, across the Gaza strip on Friday, which brought the number of those killed by Israeli forces during the six-week protest to 44 people. | |
| The increased tension comes as Israel’s Independence Day approaches, with celebrations set to coincide with a ceremony marking the relocation of the US Embassy, scheduled for Monday, May 14. |