’Israel’ Strikes Gaza, Islamic Jihad Breaks Silence with Dozens of Rockets
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The Islamic Jihad movement announced that its "al-Quds Brigades"- military wing- the "Breaking Silence" operation, in which it launched dozens of rockets against the Zionist entity.
In response to the continuous "Israeli" aggression against besieged Gaza strip, the movement fired 60 rockets over the Gaza frontier in the heaviest such barrage since 2012.
"The al-Quds Brigades will not break the truce with "Israel", but will retain the right to respond to the Zionist aggression at the right time and the right place," spokesman Abu Ahmad said.
Meanwhile, "Israel" bombed 29 targets in the Gaza Strip late Wednesday, the occupation forces said.
"Israeli" Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had ordered the military "to take any action necessary to restore calm" to cities in the proximity of Gaza's rocket fire, and that "if there is no quiet in the south then it will be noisy in Gaza, and that's an understatement."
Earlier, "Israel" martyred three of the Islamic Jihad group in a Gaza air strike the previous day.
A military spokesman said 60 rockets hit cities "in a simultaneous coordinated attack," and five landed in built-up areas.
""Israel" bombed 29 militant targets in response, he said.
"Israeli" occupation forces fired tank shells at what the spokesman described as "two terrorist locations" in Gaza.
"Israeli" warplanes bombed five military training camps, Palestinian officials and witnesses said.
There were no immediate reports from the Palestinian enclave of any casualties.
Hamas personnel, including its military wing, the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, had earlier evacuated all their bases, Gaza security sources said.
"Israeli" Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman threatened to reoccupy Gaza, from which "Israeli" withdrew all troops and settlers in summer 2005.
"Following an attack like this - a barrage of more than 50 rockets - there is no alternative to a full reoccupation of the entire Gaza Strip," he told private Channel 2 television.
In Gaza, Islamic Jihad's armed wing the al-Quds Brigades issued a statement saying its bombardment would continue in response to "Israel's" aggression in Tuesday's air strike.
Hamas warned "Israel" against escalating the confrontation.
"We hold the occupation responsible, we warn of the consequences of any escalation and we reiterate that resistance is the right of the Palestinian people to defend itself," said Ihab al-Ghassin, a spokesman for the Islamist movement Hamas, which governs Gaza.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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