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Israel conducted an airstrike on the Gaza Strip early Wednesday, according to the Israeli army.
The army said on its Twitter account that Israeli warplanes attacked terror targets in retaliation for a rocket fired overnight from Gaza. No additional details were provided.
Local sources said several points were hit, including some in the south.
The Israeli army said earlier in a statement that a rocket was fired from the Gaza Strip at the Israeli city of Be’er Sheva.
Gazan officials have yet to issue a statement on the attack.
An Israeli policewoman was arrested on suspicion of shooting a Palestinian for entertainment in the occupied West Bank, Israeli daily Haaretz reported on Tuesday.The policewoman in her 20s shot the Palestinian man in May “for no apparent reason” while she was on duty near al-Zaim checkpoint in East Jerusalem, Haaretz said.The Palestinian was seriously injured in the incident.The incident came to the knowledge of the Justice Ministry while investigating another case in which a Palestinian was badly beaten by border police.Israeli aircraft shells ‘flaming kite’ flyers in GazaThe suspect apparently shot the Palestinian as a “dubious form of entertainment”, the judge at a hearing in the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court said.The incident was filmed by a policeman in the unit, where another policeman can be heard shouting at the Palestinian in Arabic to go away.A few seconds later, the Palestinian was shot in the back with sponge-tipped bullet, Haaretz said.Investigators believe that the shooting occurred after police officers returned from operation, during which they arrested the Palestinian, thus he was under their responsibility.Australia's shift in Israel policy could hurt ties with Arab nations, Egypt envoy saysThere was no comment from Israeli police on the incident.Human rights groups say Israeli security personnel often escape punishment when it comes to attacks on Palestinians.
Israeli policewoman shot Palestinian for ‘fun’
An Israeli aircraft shelled a farmland in the northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday, where a group of Palestinians were trying to fly incendiary kites and balloons into Israel, the Israeli military said.The army said in a statement its forces fired toward a Palestinian squad in the northern city of Beit Hanoun that launched arson balloons into Israeli territory.No injuries were reported.In recent weeks, Palestinian activists have been flying flaming kites and balloons over Israeli territory as part of ongoing anti-occupation protests along Gaza border.Since March, more than 200 people have been martyred and thousands more injured by Israeli army fire during the protests against the decades-long Israeli occupation and a 12-year blockade on the Gaza Strip, which has gutted the coastal enclave’s economy and deprived its roughly 2 million inhabitants of basic commodities.Australia's shift in Israel policy could hurt ties with Arab nations, Egypt envoy says
Israeli aircraft shells ‘flaming kite’ flyers in Gaza
Ambassadors from 13 Arab countries met in Canberra on Tuesday, concerned that Australia's move to consider recognising Jerusalem as Israel's capital could damage peace prospects there, Egypt's ambassador said.Earlier on Tuesday, Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison made the unexpected announcement that he was "open minded" about recognising Jerusalem and possibly moving Australia's embassy there.That prompted the 13 ambassadors to call a meeting in the Australian capital, Mohamed Khairat, Egypt's ambassador to Australia told Reuters by telephone."We have agreed that we will send a letter to the foreign minister expressing our worries and our concern about such a statement," he said."Any decision like that might damage the peace process ... this will have very negative implications on the relations between Australia and not only Arab countries but many other (Islamic countries) as well." Palestine thanks Indonesia for support to causeIsrael arrests four activists in E. J'lem Bedouin hamletDozens hurt as Israeli army shuts West Bank school
Australia's shift in Israel policy could hurt ties with Arab nations, Egypt envoy says