Israel launches new Gaza airstrikes

July 08, 2014 19:35

Israeli military officials said Tuesday that they had carried out airstrikes targeting at least 100 sites in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip as part of a new offensive aimed at halting rocket attacks by militants.

The strikes prompted President Obama to urge both sides to exercise restraint. But the Israeli military said the strikes would help "retrieve stability to the residents of southern Israel, eliminate Hamas' capabilities and destroy terror infrastructure operating against the State of Israel and its civilians."

The airstrikes resulted in five Palestinian deaths and over a dozen injured, Gaza's Health Ministry said.

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