GAZA CITY, March 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Israeli aircraft have struck two Hamas observation points in the Gaza Strip after the army reported balloons carrying an “explosive device” were sent toward Israel.
No injuries occurred from the strikes late Saturday east of Al-Bureij in
the central Gaza Strip and east of Rafah in the south of the blockaded
enclave run by Hamas, according to a Hamas security source.
The strikes occurred after a “cluster of balloons carrying an explosive
device was launched from the Gaza Strip towards Israeli territory,” the
Israeli army said in a statement.
“No injuries or damage were reported,” it said.
Late Wednesday, Israeli aircraft targeted several militant sites in Gaza
after an “explosive balloon” launched from the Palestinian enclave damaged a house in Israel.
Palestinians in Gaza have for months been sporadically launching balloons
with incendiary and explosive devices at southern Israel in parallel with
weekly protests and clashes taking place at the fence.
At least 251 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire since March
2018, the majority shot during weekly border protests and others hit by tank fire or air strikes in response to violence from Gaza.
Two Israeli soldiers have been killed over the same period. — NNN-AGENCIES
