Israeli fighter jets strike Hamas compound in Gaza

Jerusalem/Gaza: Israeli fighter jets on Tuesday night struck a Hamas military compound in Gaza after “explosive balloons” from the Palestinian enclave reached southern Israel, the Israeli army said. “Israel Defense Forces fighter jets and aircraft struck a number of terror targets in a Hamas military compound in the northern Gaza Strip,” a military spokesperson said in a statement, Xinhua reported.

The spokesperson said that the strike was carried out in response to balloons carrying explosive material launched from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory earlier on Tuesday. The spokesperson warned that Israel holds Hamas, an Islamist Palestinian movement that runs Gaza, “accountable for all events transpiring in the Gaza Strip and emanating from it.” The spokesperson added that the military “views any attempt to harm Israeli civilians with great severity and will continue to operate with determination against these attacks.” (IANS)

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