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At least 22 people have been injured in attacks targeting Hamas’s security outposts in the besieged enclave.
The Israeli military has said its forces have conducted air attacks on the blockaded Gaza Strip, where protesters have had confrontations for days with Israeli troops along the separation fence.
The military gave no details on the attacks on Friday, but media outlets affiliated with the Hamas movement governing the Gaza Strip said security outposts were hit.
Al Jazeera’s correspondent Youmna El Sayed said at least 22 people had been injured, according to the Ministry of Health.
In al-Maghazi refugee camp, El Sayed said drones had appeared overhead in a matter of minutes, dropping stun grenades and tear gas canisters on the heavily populated area.
Meanwhile, tanks positioned on the border shot artillery shells at the Palestinian enclave, the correspondent said.
“It seems that Israel is responding to the incendiary balloons sent by the protesters across the border,” she said.
The protesters were evacuating the area as a result of the attacks, the reporter added.
Israel shut the Beit Hanouna (called “Erez” by Israel) crossing with Gaza last week in advance of the Rosh Hashanah Jewish holiday, preventing thousands of workers from getting to their jobs in Israel and the West Bank. The closure was extended after days of border demonstrations in which Israeli troops opened fire on stone-throwing protesters.
Approximately 18,000 Gaza Palestinians have permits from Israeli authorities to work outside the blockaded enclave, providing a vital injection of cash amounting to some $2m a day to the impoverished territory’s economy.
Demonstrators along the Gaza separation fence have hurled stones as well as improvised explosive devices, while Israeli troops have attacked with tear gas and live fire.
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