A Palestinian group calling itself the Nasrallah Brigades, named for the leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement, claimed responsibility for a mortar attack on the Atzmona community in the Gaza Strip that wounded a 15-month-old Israeli boy. Israeli security officials have said terrorist squads with links to Lebanese groups, primarily Hezbollah, have increased activity in Gaza.
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