Israel launches airstrikes on a dozen Hamas sites in Gaza after factory is destroyed by Palestinian bombs

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Israel launches airstrikes on a dozen Hamas sites in Gaza after factory is destroyed by Palestinian bombs
Israeli military claims to have hit 12 sites connected to Islamic militants
Attacks came hours after a paint factory in Sderot was hit by two bombs
Tensions are high in the wake of Israeli teenagers' kidnapping

By Hugo Gye

Published: 10:21 EST, 29 June 2014 | Updated: 15:48 EST, 29 June 2014


Israel today carried out bombing raids on the Gaza Strip in revenge for a rocket attack on a factory by Islamic militants Hamas.

The country's foreign minister also suggested it might be necessary to re-occupy the territory in a bid to stop the continuous low-level attacks from Palestinian militias.

The latest airstrikes come at a time of high tensions in the region, after three Israeli teenagers were apparently kidnapped by Hamas.


Strike: A fireball shown rising from a site in the Gaza Strip after a bombing campaign by Israel


Target: The Israeli military claimed to have bombed a dozen sites linked to militant Islamists

This month alone, there have been 60 rockets fired at Israel from the Gaza Strip and 80 strikes on Gaza by the Israeli military, according to officials from the two territories.

Yesterday evening, a paint factory in the border town of Sderot was hit by two rockets fired from Gaza, setting it alight.

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