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Israel targets Hamas sites after rocket attack

The Israeli military said its warplanes struck a Hamas weapons manufacturing site, a tunnel and a military post.

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Israeli Air Force Sikorsky CH-53 "Sea Stallion" helicopters fly over the golden cupolas of the Church of Mary Magdalene during celebrations of Israel's Independence Day on April 15, 2021. — EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP via Getty Images

Israeli warplanes struck Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip early on Friday in what the Israel Defense Forces said came in retaliation for a rocket fired at southern Israel several hours before. 

Late Thursday, a rocket fired from the Palestinian enclave landed in a field, triggering sirens in the desert town of Sderot and the nearby areas of Nir Am and Ibim. Israel news outlets reported no casualties or damage from the rocket. 

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