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November 2019 Gaza–Israel clashes
Series of rocket strikes conducted by Israel and the Gaza Strip / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Gaza–Israel clashes (November 2019) code-named by Israel as Operation Black Belt (Hebrew: מבצע חגורה שחורה), took place between the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) following the targeted killing of senior PIJ commander Baha Abu al-Ata in Gaza, and the attempted killing of senior PIJ commander Akram al-Ajouri in Damascus, Syria by the IDF. PIJ responded with rocket fire into Israel, including long-range rockets fired towards Tel Aviv, leading to several civilians being wounded.[4][5] In response to the rocket fire, Israel carried out airstrikes and artillery shelling in the Gaza Strip, killing and wounding several militants as well as civilians.[6][7]
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Al-Quds Brigades | |||||||
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None killed Several lightly wounded[1] |
39 killed 111 wounded[2][3] |
A ceasefire went into effect after 48 hours of clashes,[2] though it was breached by some Palestinian militants.[8]