Israel shoots down drone as rockets fired from Lebanon

The Israeli military said it downed a drone launched by Hamas militants in Gaza on Monday, the first time it encountered an unmanned aircraft since the start of its offensive last week, as new Israeli airstrikes pushed the Palestinian death toll to at least 175.

 

Israel began its campaign against Hamas militants in Gaza last Tuesday, saying it was responding to heavy rocket fire from the densely populated territory. The military says it has launched more than 1,300 airstrikes since then, while Hamas militants have launched nearly 1,000 rockets at Israel.
The outbreak of violence followed the kidnappings and killings of three Israeli teenagers in the West Bank last month and the subsequent kidnapping and killing of a Palestinian teenager in an apparent revenge attack as well as Israeli raids against Hamas militants and infrastructure in the West Bank.

 

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