Israel responds to another Hamas attack: it fired missiles at a terrorist organization’s military compound in Gaza

An Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesperson reported on Thursday that An Israeli plane had struck a Hamas weapons factory in Gaza in response to several incendiary balloons that were launched into Israel earlier in the day.

“Las Tsahal respond vigorously to terrorist attacks in the Gaza Strip“, He added, according to the press release.

Security sources from Hamas, the Islamist group that manages the Gaza Strip, They said the attacks hit training sites and no injuries were reported. However, Israeli media said it was a weapons production building.

Israeli firefighters previously reported that several incendiary balloons were launched from the Palestinian enclave of Gaza. started four fires in Israel on Thursday.

“Four fires broke out in the region of Eshkol”, near the Gaza Strip, the fire service said, noting that experts say the origin of the fires are “incendiary balloons”.

June 18, Israeli Air Force bombs targets of Islamist Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip in retaliation for launching incendiary balloons at Israel.

it’s about the second bombardment since the entry into force of a ceasefire on May 21 that ended an 11-day war with Hamas, in power in the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian enclave of two million inhabitants under Israeli blockade for more than 15 years.

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennetthe said at a graduation ceremony for Israel Defense Forces soldiers on Thursday that “if we are asked to use our power, we will be more deadly.” And I add: “If we think a land campaign is necessary, we will not hesitate to do it, and it will be extensive and vigorous.”

This week, Israel has approved the transport of fuel to the Gaza power plant.

A statement by the Coordinator of Government Operations in the Occupied Territories said that “The decision was taken after an assessment of the security situation and, with political approval, and is conditional on maintaining security stability.

Israel has maintained a blockade on Gaza since 2007, when Hamas took power. According to the Israeli authorities, this is a necessary measure to contain the armed groups in the enclave.

(With information from AFP)

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