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| August 2011 Gaza Attacks | |
|---|---|
| Location | Gaza strip |
| Date | August 18, 2011 (2011-08-18) - Ongoing |
| Deaths | 6 |
The August 2011 Gaza attacks are a series of ongoing attacks on Palestinian targets in the Gaza Strip. Though attacks occurred earlier in the month, theres was an escalation in the use of force after 2011 southern Israel attacks on 18 August, 2011 after the Israeli government declared that the attacks were in retaliation for the attack which they blamed on the Popular Resistance Committees, who incidentaly denied involvement in the earlier attacks.
The PRC responded to the raids in saying that it vows "double" revenge for the attack.
Background
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Air raids on Gaza and missiles into Israel have occurred often but less frequently than the current events.
On 18 August, unknown militants launched a series of attacks in southern Israel near Eilat, Beer Sheva and the Ein Netafim border crossing with Egypt resulting in the deaths of more than a dozen Israelis and all the perpetrators. Five Egyptian soldiers were also killed as a result of Israeli gunfire across the Egyptian border prompting protests in Egypt and the recalling of the Egyptian ambassador to Israel amid calls for compensation.
Air raids
The Israeli Air Force bombed two tunnels and one warehouse used for manufacturing weapons in southern Gaza and one site used for militant activities. The tunnels had been used to allow assailants to infiltrate Israel and carry out attacks according to a statement released by the IDF spokesperson. The IAF identified direct hits, and all aircraft returned to Israel safely.
Six Palestinians, including one child, were killed in an airstrike by the IAF as the military continued to hunt for terrorists in the Gaza Strip. A civilian car was hit. Samed Abdul Mu'ty Abed, a senior PRC member, was killed in an airstrike in the northern Gaza Strip. The man was riding a motorcycle at the time of the strike, according to multiple Palestinian reports. Ma'an News Agency reported a total of 14 Palestinian deaths, including the PRC members, since the attacks on Israel a day before.
Gaza reaction
After the Israeli Army attacked seven targets in the Gaza Strip, two rockets fired from Gaza landed in a courtyard of a Yeshiva in Ashdod, wounding 10 Israelis. The buildings were lightly damaged in the attack. Earlier, at least 10 rockets were fired into southern Israel, hitting the cities of Ashkelon and Beer sheva. No injures were reported.
A suicide bomber thought to belong to the Popular Resistance Committee killed several Egyptian soldiers on the Egyptian side of the border with Israel near the near Philadelphia Route crossing. Security officials said that the suicide bomber was thought to belong to the Popular Resistance Committees.
Since August 18, 11 Israelis have been injured by rockets launched from Gaza.
International reception
References
- ^ http://aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2011/08/201182064926150828.html
- Israel launches strikes on Gaza after attacks – Middle East – Al Jazeera English
- http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=234565 IAF strikes tunnels in Gaza used to infiltrate Israel
- "Israel attacks Gaza to escape internal differences". Xinuha. 19 August 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- Medics: Drone strike kills 3 in Gaza City http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=414545
- http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=234531 Report: Senior PRC commander killed in IDF strike in Gaza
- "Ashdod: Rockets fired from Gaza injure 10, 2 seriously". The Jerusalem Post. August 19, 2011. Retrieved August 19, 2011.
- "2 injured as rocket from Gaza lands in Ashdod". The Jerusalem Post. August 19, 2011. Retrieved August 19, 2011.
- "Ashdod: Rockets fired from Gaza leave 1 seriously injured". The Jerusalem Post. August 19, 2011. Retrieved August 19, 2011.
- "Suicide bomber kills, injures Egyptian forces near border". The Jerusalem Post. August 19, 2011. Retrieved August 19, 2011.