- Title: MIDDLE EAST: Israeli warplanes bomb Hamas target, Gaza tunnels
- Date: 20th May 2009
- Summary: RAFAH, GAZA (MAY 19, 2009) (REUTERS) EXPLOSION AS SEEN FROM A DISTANCE JABALIYA, GAZA (MAY 19, 2009) (REUTERS) DEBRIS ON GROUND / HOLE ON WALL AMBULANCES ON SITE HIT BY ISRAELI WARPLANES MAN LYING ON STRETCHER INSIDE AMBULANCE PEOPLE WALKING AMIDST RUBBLE, HOLDING TORCHES AMBULANCE DRIVING AWAY / DUST RISING GAZA CITY, GAZA (MAY 19, 2009) (REUTERS) AMBULANCE ARRIV
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- Topics: International Relations
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- Story Text: Israeli warplanes bombed a Hamas security position and tunnels by the Gaza border with Egypt on Tuesday (May 19), several hours after a rocket fired from the coastal territory struck inside an Israeli town, Hamas sources said.
A Palestinian woman suffered moderate injuries from one of the three air strikes which targeted tunnels Israel says are used to smuggle weapons into Gaza, Palestinian medics said.
Another raid targeted a Hamas outpost near a border fence with Israel, the first time Israel has attacked a position of the Islamic militant group since a Jan. 18 ceasefire went into effect after an Israeli offensive, a Hamas source said.
The Israeli military had no immediate comment on any of the five reported air strikes in Gaza.
Earlier a rocket fired from Gaza damaged a home in the southern Israeli town of Sderot, causing no injury. There were no claims of responsibility for the rocket fire issued by any militant groups based in Hamas-ruled Gaza.
The rocket was the first to strike inside an Israeli town in several weeks. Rocket fire from Gaza had dropped since the Israeli offensive against Islamic militants in the coastal territory four months ago.
An Israeli air strike responding to mortar fire from Gaza killed two Palestinians on May 2. That attack also targeted tunnels beneath the Gaza-Egypt border. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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