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Israel hits Gaza; war looms anew

TEL AVIV: Israel launched airstrikes against Gaza on Monday, a source inside the enclave said, after incendiary balloons launched from the strip started fires in the country's south.

The latest escalation of tension follows weekend border clashes in which dozens were injured.

RAINING MISSILES Smoke rises following Israeli missile strikes on Gaza City on May 13, 2021. The four-day burst of violence has pushed Israel into uncharted territory — dealing with the most intense fighting it has ever had with Hamas while simultaneously coping with the worst Jewish-Arab violence inside Israel in decades. AP PHOTO