by Arutz Sheva Staff
IAF attacking Hamas targets after Border Police officer critically injured in Gaza border riots.
The IAF on Saturday night struck Hamas targets in central and northern Gaza, following the critical injury of a Border Police officer during a violent Gaza border riot.
The strikes targeted four Hamas sites for weapons manufacture and storage.
According to an IDF statement, the strike was conducted in response to the rioting on the northern Gaza border, during which live from from Gaza critically injured a Border Police officer.
"Hamas continues to lead the Gaza Strip towards a policy of terror, while exploiting the civilian population," an IDF spokesman said. "The IDF will continue to respond with attacks to attempted terror from the Gaza Strip, and sees the Hamas terror organization as responsible for everything occurring within Gaza territory."
The critically injured officer is a 21-year-old resident of central Israel, who was serving as a sniper in a special Border Police unit in southern Israel.
During the violent rioting, he was shot in the head from a short distance and evacuated by helicopter to Soroka Medical Center in Be'er Sheva, where he underwent an emergency operation.
Arutz Sheva Staff
Source: https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/312157
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