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Egypt stays out of renewed Israel-Gaza escalations

In an unusual move, Egypt has failed to intervene in Israel's latest military escalation on the Gaza Strip.

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Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, Gaza, Feb. 6, 2020. — REUTERS/Mohammed Salem

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — A series of military skirmishes broke out between Israel and the Gaza Strip this past week, the latest taking place Feb. 5 at dawn. Israeli aircraft launched raids on a Hamas position in the southern Gaza Strip after the Israeli army said three rockets were launched from the enclave toward Israel. The rockets fell on open spaces in the Gaza Strip.

The Israeli army launched several raids on Hamas military targets in the northern Gaza Strip Feb. 2 as a response to rockets and incendiary balloons that hit Israel from Gaza the same day.

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