Israel Strikes Gaza After Rockets Fired in Fresh Escalation

Smoke rises over Gaza City following an Israeli air strike, on April 5.Photographer: Mahmud Hams/AFP/Getty Images

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By Saud Abu Ramadan and Sam Dagher

April 5, 2023 at 5:50 AM UTC

Updated on

April 5, 2023 at 1:39 PM UTC

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Israeli fighter jets struck Hamas weapons manufacturing and storage sites in the central Gaza Strip Wednesday after a barrage of rockets and mortars from Gaza were fired at southern Israel as part of escalating violence.