Gaza factions claim responsibility for rockets fired at Israel
Palestinians walk holding posters following the death of Palestinian prisoner Khader Adnan during a hunger strike in an Israeli jail, near Jenin in the Israeli-occupied West Bank 2 May,2023. REUTERS/Raneen Sawafta
An umbrella group representing armed factions in Gaza, including Hamas and Islamic Jihad, claimed responsibility on Tuesday for rockets fired into Israel following the death of a Palestinian hunger striker.
"The Joint Command mourns the martyr and claims responsibility for bombarding the so-called settlements near Gaza by salvos of rockets in an initial response to this heinous crime," a statement issued by the group said.
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