TEL AVIV—Israel’s military said late Friday it has launched a wide-scale attack against Hamas after one of its soldiers was killed by fire from…
TEL AVIV—Israel’s military said late Friday it has launched a wide-scale attack against Hamas after one of its soldiers was killed by fire from the Gaza Strip, an escalation that raises concerns of a wider conflict.
The stepped up campaign followed “an event of the sort we cannot tolerate,” said Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus, a military spokesman, referring to the soldier’s death. Three Hamas members were killed in retaliatory strikes that included tank and aircraft fire, he said. Gaza’s ministry of health said that other people…
