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Israeli Aircraft Launches Airstrikes On Gaza, First Since Ceasefire

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Israeli aircraft carried out a series of airstrikes at militant sites in the Gaza Strip early Wednesday, the first such raids since a shaky cease-fire ended the war with Hamas last month. Photo Courtesy: AFP
Israeli aircraft carried out a series of airstrikes at militant sites in the Gaza Strip early Wednesday, the first such raids since a shaky cease-fire ended the war with Hamas last month. Photo Courtesy: AFP
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The airstrikes targeted facilities used by Hamas militants for meetings to plan attacks, the Israeli military said, blaming the group for any act of violence emanating from Gaza. There were no immediate reports of casualties. Photo Courtesy: AFP
The airstrikes targeted facilities used by Hamas militants for meetings to plan attacks, the Israeli military said, blaming the group for any act of violence emanating from Gaza. There were no immediate reports of casualties. Photo Courtesy: AFP
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On Tuesday, hundreds of Israeli ultranationalists, some chanting Death to Arabs, paraded in east Jerusalem in a show of force that threatened to spark renewed violence. Palestinians in Gaza responded by launching incendiary balloons that caused at least 10 fires in southern Israel. Photo Courtesy: AFP
On Tuesday, hundreds of Israeli ultranationalists, some chanting Death to Arabs, paraded in east Jerusalem in a show of force that threatened to spark renewed violence. Palestinians in Gaza responded by launching incendiary balloons that caused at least 10 fires in southern Israel. Photo Courtesy: AFP
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The march posed a test for Israel's fragile new government as well as the tenuous truce that ended last month's 11-day war between Israel and Hamas. Photo Courtesy: AFP
The march posed a test for Israel's fragile new government as well as the tenuous truce that ended last month's 11-day war between Israel and Hamas. Photo Courtesy: AFP
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Palestinians consider the march, meant to celebrate Israel's capture of east Jerusalem in 1967, to be a provocation. Hamas called on Palestinians to resist the parade, a version of which helped ignite last month's 11-day Gaza war. Photo Courtesy: AFP
Palestinians consider the march, meant to celebrate Israel's capture of east Jerusalem in 1967, to be a provocation. Hamas called on Palestinians to resist the parade, a version of which helped ignite last month's 11-day Gaza war. Photo Courtesy: AFP
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With music blaring, hundreds of Jewish nationalists gathered and moved in front of Damascus Gate. Most appeared to be young men, and many held blue-and-white Israeli flags as they danced and sang religious songs. At one point, several dozen youths, jumping and waving their hands in their air, chanted: Death to Arabs! In another anti-Arab chant, they yelled:
With music blaring, hundreds of Jewish nationalists gathered and moved in front of Damascus Gate. Most appeared to be young men, and many held blue-and-white Israeli flags as they danced and sang religious songs. At one point, several dozen youths, jumping and waving their hands in their air, chanted: Death to Arabs! In another anti-Arab chant, they yelled: "May your village burn. Photo Courtesy: AFP
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In a scathing condemnation on Twitter, Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said those shouting racist slogans were a disgrace to the Israeli people, adding: The fact that there are radicals for whom the Israeli flag represents hatred and racism is abominable and unforgivable. Photo Courtesy: AFP
In a scathing condemnation on Twitter, Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said those shouting racist slogans were a disgrace to the Israeli people, adding: The fact that there are radicals for whom the Israeli flag represents hatred and racism is abominable and unforgivable. Photo Courtesy: AFP
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The crowd, while boisterous, appeared to be much smaller than during last month's parade. From the Damascus Gate, they proceeded around the Old City to the Western Wall, the holiest place where Jews can pray. Photo Courtesy: AFP
The crowd, while boisterous, appeared to be much smaller than during last month's parade. From the Damascus Gate, they proceeded around the Old City to the Western Wall, the holiest place where Jews can pray. Photo Courtesy: AFP

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