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"We just struck a number of Hamas targets, including offensive naval equipment and 2 military compounds in Gaza," the IDF said in a tweet, as usual, emphasizing that Israel holds Hamas responsible for anything that happens in the enclave it governs.
The overnight raid comes after PM Benjamin Netanyahu - who is aggressively campaigning for re-election after his failure to secure a coalition government - vowed a "vigorous response" to Hamas. On the previous night, Israeli tanks shelled an observation post in Gaza, in response to a barrage of rockets hitting Israeli soil.
Comment: Israel: the paragon of 'proportionality'. They don't even pretend to condemn collective punishment - they fully embrace it. That's just one of the reasons Israel is a criminal state.