(Jerusalem Post) - In response to a growing number of Kassem rocket firings and mortar attacks on Israeli communities, IDF soldiers backed by tanks and helicopters raided a Hamas stronghold in Khan Yunis in Gaza Monday morning, killing 12 Palestinians and wounding 110. Brig. Gen. Israel Ziff said that during the operation, troops met heavy resistance from Palestinian gunmen. As troops were beginning to withdraw, many armed men gathered in the streets. "They fired a lot and threw grenades. There was a battle there," Ziff said. "The helicopter aimed at this armed group and hit them."
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