Israel responded to a Hamas attack and launched missiles at the terrorist organization’s military complexes in Gaza.

The Israeli air force carried out airstrikes on Hamas terrorist targets in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, in response to the launch of incendiary balloons from the Palestinian enclave, which sparked dozens of fires in southern Israel.

IDF unmanned reconnaissance drones they flew over the coastal enclave around midnight, then several explosions were heard in the south and central Gaza Strip.

The missile strikes, Hamas and eyewitnesses confirmed, targeted military installations belonging to the al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of this Islamic movement, without any casualties being reported for the moment.

This is the first major incident between Israel and Palestinian terrorists. since the ceasefire of May 21, which ended 11 days of intense fighting.

“IDF fighter jets attacked military complexes belonging to the terrorist organization Hamas, which served as facilities and meeting places for terrorist agents”, the IDF said in a statement, in which he adds that “the targets attacked were used to terrorist activities”.

The Israeli authorities recalled that they hold Hamas responsible “of all the events happening in the Gaza Strip“, For what”will bear the consequences of their actions”.

“The Israeli army is ready for any scenario, including the resumption of hostilities, in the face of continued terrorist activities from the Gaza Strip”added the army.

The hostilities on Tuesday took place after a day of great tension, during which the Israeli authorities have allowed thousands of right-wing nationalists to gather in the Old City for the annual parade of flags, despite threats from Hamas terrorists that the protest would escalate.

In the face of threats from Hamas, the Israel Defense Forces warned that they would maintain their deterrent capacity and that They would respond to all violations of their sovereignty, including arson, which this Tuesday caused 26 fires in communities bordering the enclave.

“The courageous positions and decisions of the Palestinian resistance forced the Israeli occupation to change the route of the road away from the Al-Aqsa Mosque, to change the civilian air routes and to strengthen the deployment of the Iron Dome.“the terrorist group said in a statement.

The march, in which thousands of demonstrators participated, was postponed from Jerusalem Day, when he was interrupted due to the launching of rockets by Hamas on the city, triggering 11 days of fighting between Israel and Palestinian terrorist groups in the Gaza Strip.

Before the walk, Israel adopted a series of measures to strengthen securityincluding sending 2,000 police officers to protect the parade in Jerusalem, sending reinforcements to the West Bank and the deployment of Iron Dome missile defense batteries, near the capital.

Flight trackers, on the other hand, showed that air traffic to and from Ben-Gurion airport was diverted north, further from Gaza, to avoid any possible rocket fire.

“The operational plan has proven its effectiveness and made it possible to end the incident successfully”, declared the Minister of Public Security, Omer Barlev, in statements collected by the public broadcaster Can, after meeting senior police officers after the march.

IDF arrested three Gazans after crossing the border fence from Gaza into Israel, according to Palestinian reports.

Although Defense Minister Benny Gantz stressed that he “did not promise” to attack for “every rocket or incendiary balloon at three in the morning”, he warned that he would attack when it was “convenient” for Israel.

The brand new prime minister Naftali Bennett He has also made statements in the past warning that incendiary balloons would be treated like rockets.

Last year, Authorities issued similar warnings after waves of explosive balloons were launched towards the Jewish state.But after the balloon launches earlier this year, the IDF’s responses have not been as strong or as frequent as those against rockets fired by Palestinian terrorists.

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