IDF jets strike 3 more Hamas posts in response to rocket fire

An Israeli F-16 during an exercise on November 25, 2013. (Ofer Zidon/Flash90)

An Israeli F-16 during an exercise on November 25, 2013. (Ofer Zidon/Flash90)

A few hours after army shelled terror group position, aircraft target additional sites; no reports of injuries on either side

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Gazans said streaming into Sinai to fight with Islamic State

Hamas security forces next to an Egyptian watch tower on the border between Egypt and Gaza, in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, September 21, 2015. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)

Hamas security forces next to an Egyptian watch tower on the border between Egypt and Gaza, in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, September 21, 2015. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)

Veteran Hamas gunmen among those slipping into Egypt, sources say; Cairo aware of the trend and trying to stop it

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Israel closes Gaza crossing after rioting on border

Gazan demonstrators approach the border fence with Israel during clashes with Israel Defense Forces troops on October 9, 2015. (AFP/Mohammed Abed)

Gazan demonstrators approach the border fence with Israel during clashes with Israel Defense Forces troops on October 9, 2015. (AFP/Mohammed Abed)

Some 200 Gazans threw rocks, approached border fence; seven said injured from IDF tear gas, rubber bullets

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Israeli jets bomb two Hamas weapons plants in Gaza

File: An IAF F-16 from the Red Dragon squadron during a drill, November 2013. (IDF Spokesperson's Unit/Flash90)

File: An IAF F-16 from the Red Dragon squadron during a drill, November 2013. (IDF Spokesperson’s Unit/Flash90)

Woman and daughter said killed when building collapses from explosion in nearby Hamas installation, Gaza officials say; strikes follow rocket attacks at Israeli towns

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Israeli planes hit Gaza after rocket fired at south

An Israel Air Force airplane F-16 D  takes off, June 28 2010. (Ofer Zidon/Flash90)

An Israel Air Force airplane F-16 D takes off, June 28 2010. (Ofer Zidon/Flash90)

No injuries reported in strikes on Hamas targets after missile launched from Palestinian territory explodes in Eshkol region

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Israel slams ‘politically motivated and morally flawed’ UN Gaza report

Israeli soldiers seen at a deployment area near the border with the Gaza Strip on August 25, 2014 (photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Israeli soldiers seen at a deployment area near the border with the Gaza Strip on August 25, 2014 (photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Foreign Ministry says investigators ‘lacked much of the relevant information’; Netanyahu concludes ‘report is biased’

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Abbas says Palestinian govt to resign as Gaza dispute festers

Palestinian Authority President Mahmud Abbas speaks during a meeting with the Revolutionary Council of his ruling Fatah party, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on June 16, 2015 (AFP Photo/Abbas Momani)

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Rocket shot from Gaza toward Ashkelon region in fresh attack

Palestinian missiles are fired from Gaza City toward Israel following Israeli airstrikes on July 17, 2014. (AFP/Thomas Coex)

Palestinian missiles are fired from Gaza City toward Israel following Israeli airstrikes on July 17, 2014. (AFP/Thomas Coex)

Sirens heard in southern Israel as missile fire pierces calm for fourth time in recent weeks; IDF says missile may have hit house in Gaza

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Israeli planes strike Gaza after rockets hit south

An explosion is seen following an Israeli airstrike in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip in 2012 (photo credit: Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)

An explosion is seen following an Israeli airstrike in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip in 2012 (photo credit: Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)

IDF says it targeted ‘terrorist infrastructure’ shortly after rocket attack claimed by Salafist group; no casualties reported

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After rocket attack, Israeli jets strike Gaza

Israeli Air Force bombings in the Gaza Strip as seen from the Sderot area in Southern Israel, on July 19, 2014. (photo credit: Nati Shohat/Flash90/file)

Israeli Air Force bombings in the Gaza Strip as seen from the Sderot area in Southern Israel, on July 19, 2014. (photo credit: Nati Shohat/Flash90/file)

No immediate report of casualties in early morning strike on Islamic Jihad, Hamas sites after rocket fired from strip hits near Ashdod

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