Gaza, Sept 23 (NNN-WAFA) – The Israeli army, yesterday carried out raids on military monitoring posts belonging to Hamas in Gaza, in response to incendiary balloons fired from the coastal enclave into Israel, according to Palestinian and Israeli sources.
The Israeli army said in a brief statement that, “a drone raided two military points belonging to the Hamas movement, and a tank bombed another Hamas military point.”
No casualties have been reported in the raids so far.
The Israeli raids came, following a group of masked Palestinian men, dubbed “Al-Nasser Grandsons,” launched fire balloons from the Gaza Strip towards Israel, setting a small piece of forest land in southern Israel on fire.
Earlier yesterday, clashes between Palestinian protesters and the Israeli army erupted along the eastern border that separates Gaza from Israeli cities, Palestinian sources said.
At least 28 Palestinians were wounded by Israeli forces during the clashes, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said in a statement.
Palestinian security sources said that, local protesters hurled stones towards Israeli forces, who responded by firing live bullets and tear gas.
Over the past two weeks, the eastern fence of Gaza has been witnessing violence between the local Palestinians and the Israeli army.– NNN-WAFA
