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| Gaza fire balloons draw renewed Israel air strikes | Gaza fire balloons draw renewed Israel air strikes |
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| Smoke and flames are seen after an Israeli air strike in the northern Gaza Strip | Smoke and flames are seen after an Israeli air strike in the northern Gaza Strip |
| Israel's military carried out air strikes on the Gaza Strip overnight on Thursday after Palestinian militants there sent more incendiary balloons into southern Israel. | Israel's military carried out air strikes on the Gaza Strip overnight on Thursday after Palestinian militants there sent more incendiary balloons into southern Israel. |
| It is the second round of strikes in three nights after multiple attacks with balloon-borne devices. | It is the second round of strikes in three nights after multiple attacks with balloon-borne devices. |
| The violence will further strain a fragile ceasefire in place since 21 May. | The violence will further strain a fragile ceasefire in place since 21 May. |
| The truce followed 11 days of fighting between Israel and militants in Gaza. | The truce followed 11 days of fighting between Israel and militants in Gaza. |
| This week's air strikes are the first under Israel's new Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, whose coalition replaced long-standing leader Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday. | This week's air strikes are the first under Israel's new Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, whose coalition replaced long-standing leader Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday. |
| There were no immediate reports of casualties. | There were no immediate reports of casualties. |
| The dilemma of rebuilding Gaza without rearming Hamas | The dilemma of rebuilding Gaza without rearming Hamas |
| A conflict on pause as both sides claim victory | A conflict on pause as both sides claim victory |
| The Israel-Palestinian conflict explained | The Israel-Palestinian conflict explained |
| The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said the strikes hit military compounds and a rocket launch site belonging to Hamas, the militant group which runs Gaza. It said the targets were in Gaza City and Khan Younis, in southern Gaza. | The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said the strikes hit military compounds and a rocket launch site belonging to Hamas, the militant group which runs Gaza. It said the targets were in Gaza City and Khan Younis, in southern Gaza. |
| The IDF called it retaliation for the launching of "arson balloons" towards Israeli towns. | The IDF called it retaliation for the launching of "arson balloons" towards Israeli towns. |
| In recent years, militants have frequently sent helium balloons and kites carrying containers of burning fuel and explosive devices over the Gaza border. | In recent years, militants have frequently sent helium balloons and kites carrying containers of burning fuel and explosive devices over the Gaza border. |
| The devices have caused hundreds of fires in Israel, burning thousands of hectares of forest and farmland. | The devices have caused hundreds of fires in Israel, burning thousands of hectares of forest and farmland. |
| Palestinians release balloons with incendiary devices attached into Israel (file picture) | Palestinians release balloons with incendiary devices attached into Israel (file picture) |
| Hamas militants responded to the jet strikes by firing heavy machine guns, AFP news agency said. | Hamas militants responded to the jet strikes by firing heavy machine guns, AFP news agency said. |
| Rocket-warning sirens rang out in Israeli border communities - but security sources told the BBC no rockets were fired from Gaza, and the trigger was gunfire towards a military drone. | Rocket-warning sirens rang out in Israeli border communities - but security sources told the BBC no rockets were fired from Gaza, and the trigger was gunfire towards a military drone. |
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| Two children from Gaza City and Israel describe their experience of the Israel-Gaza conflict | Two children from Gaza City and Israel describe their experience of the Israel-Gaza conflict |
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