A numberofPalestinianmilitantgroupslaunchedeightrocketsintotheMediterraneanSeaofftheGazaStriponTuesdayatthestartofwhattheycalltheirfirsteverjointexercise.
Israelimediadescribedtotheexerciseas a showofforceorganizedbyIran.
The 24 hourexercisewasannouncedonbehalfof a jointcommandsetupbythegroupsin 2018, includingfightersfromHamasandIslamicJihad.
Itincludeslandandcoastalexercisestheydescribedas a testoftheirpreparednessforanyfutureconfrontationwithIsraelspokesmanAbouUbaida.
TensionsbetweenIranandIsraelhaverisensincetheassassinationof a topIraniannuclearscientistlastmonth.
IranhasblamedIsraelforhisdeath, butIsraelhasneitherconfirmednordenieditplayed a role.
A numberofPalestinianmilitantgroupslaunchedeightrocketsintotheMediterraneanSeaofftheGazaStriponTuesdayatthestartofwhattheycalltheirfirsteverjointexercise.
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