ISRAEL - Israel has launched airstrikes targeting Hamas in Gaza as over 50 protesters have been killed at the border by the IDF. It said it was responding to terrorist activity and killed at least three terrorists. The Israeli Defence Forces tweeted on Monday that one of its Air Force fighter jets struck 5 Hamas terror organization targets in a military training facility in northern Gaza. It explained that the strike was carried out in response to the violent acts carried out by Hamas over the last few hours along the security fence. Israel has insisted that the protests were a cover for Hamas to attack Israel since before they began.