Israeli warplanes attack Hamas military compound and rocket launch site

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) attacked a Hamas military compound and rocket launch site, in response to the continuous launches of incendiary balloons from Gaza throughout the day.

The rocket launch site was located near a civilian environment, another example of how the Hamas group continues to endanger Palestinian civilians.

The Israeli military will continue to respond vigorously to the terrorist efforts disseminated from the Gaza Strip.

THE FIRES HAVE BEGUN

Incendiary balloons launched from the Palestinian enclave of Gaza sparked four fires in Israel on Friday, according to a statement from Israeli firefighters.

July 25, the last time such balloons were sent from Gaza causing fires, Israel responded with airstrikes against suspected Hamas positions, the armed Islamist movement which governs the Palestinian territory.

Four fires broke out in the Eshkol area, near Gaza, on Friday, according to Israeli firefighters, and experts concluded that the source of the fires were “fire balloons”.

Friday afternoon, firefighters are still trying to control the flames.

Israel holds Hamas responsible for all actions carried out from the Gaza enclave to its territory, which has been under Israeli blockade for 15 years and where some 2 million people live.

Since May 21, the date of entry into force of a ceasefire that ended a lightning war between Hamas and Israel, There have been sporadic incidents, such as balloon launches from Gaza and Israeli airstrikes in retaliation.

From May 10 to 21, 260 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza Strip, including combatants, according to local authorities.

In Israel, rocket fire from Gaza killed 13 people, including a soldier, according to police and military.

On Friday, the Israeli army also carried out attacks against Lebanon in response to rockets launched from that neighboring country, claimed by the Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah.

“IDF attacks launch sources (rockets) in Lebanon“Says a military statement, shortly after they were fired 19 shells towards the Hebrew state, most intercepted by Israeli forces. Of the 19, 10 were intercepted by air defenses, six hit open areas and three landed in Lebanon..

Hezbollah said in a statement on Friday that fired rockets at territories in the Golan Heights region occupied by Israel since 1967 in “response to Israeli airstrikes”.

“We will not leave attacks on Israeli civilians unansweredThe IDF added on Twitter, after posting a video about the timing of the projectiles, most of which were intercepted by air defense systems.

The Israeli army launched airstrikes in the south of the neighboring country on Thursday after three projectiles were fired on Wednesday, two of which hit Israeli territory, without causing any casualties.

(With information from AFP)

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