TEL AVIV (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 21st February, 2019) The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said Wednesday that they conducted an airstrike targeting a Hamas military post in the Gaza Strip in response to launches of balloons with explosives into Israel.
"During the day, launches of balloons with explosives from the Gaza Strip into the Israeli territory were recorded. In response, the Israeli Defense Forces aircraft attacked a Hamas military post in the southern part of the enclave," the IDF statement reads.
There was no immediate information available regarding casualties from the strike.
Tensions between the Israelis and the Palestinians near the Gaza border have been mounting since late March, which marked the beginning of the Great March of Return. Over 220 Palestinians, including children and media workers, have been killed by Israeli troops since then. The Israeli military says one soldier was killed.
