GAZA, Aug 22 (NNN-WAFA) – Israeli fighter jets late yesterday, attacked posts and facilities of the armed wing of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) here, Palestinian security sources and eyewitnesses said.
The airstrikes were launched in response to clashes earlier in the day, between dozens of Palestinian demonstrators and Israeli soldiers, on the borders between Israel and the besieged coastal enclave.
Several explosions were heard in the central and western Gaza Strip, causing damage to Hamas’ posts and facilities, while no casualties have been reported, according to sources.
The airstrikes also attacked weapons caches and other posts that produce weapons, said an Israeli army spokesman, in a press statement.
The spokesman held the Hamas movement, which rules and controls the Gaza Strip, fully responsible for the clashes on Israel, and for exploiting civilians to get involved in attacks against Israel.
Earlier yesterday, 41 Palestinian demonstrators were injured by Israeli soldiers’ fire, including 22 children, with two of them in critical condition, according to Gaza hospital officials.
On Friday, the Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip, including Hamas, called on people to demonstrate near the borderline area with Israel, to mark the 52nd anniversary for the burning of al-Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem, by the Israelis.
Khalil al-Hayyah, a senior Hamas leader in Gaza, told reporters that, his movement will continue the efforts to defend the al-Aqsa Mosque, and the struggle to end the Israeli blockade that has been imposed on the Gaza Strip for 15 years.– NNN-WAFA
