Dozens of Israeli air strikes pummel Gaza Strip: AFP, witnesses

Fire and smoke rise above buildings in Gaza City as Israeli warplanes target the Palestinian enclave, early on May 17, 2021. (Photo by MAHMUD HAMS / AFP)

GAZA CITY, Palestinian (AFP) — Israeli warplanes bombarded the Gaza Strip overnight Sunday to Monday, said witnesses in the Palestinian enclave, from where armed groups have launched rockets into the Jewish state.

“IDF fighter jets are striking terror targets in the Gaza Strip,” the Israeli army said in a statement in the first hours of Sunday.

Dozens of missiles crashed into different parts of the densely populated coastal territory, AFP journalists said.

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