Occupied Jerusalem: Israeli regime jets pounded Hamas positions in Gaza overnight after Palestinians staged a cross-border raid into southern Israel, the occupation regime’s military said early Sunday.
The strike on Hamas came after four Palestinians “carrying bottles filled with flammable material” allegedly breached Gaza’s border fence on Saturday evening near the kibbutz of Kissufim, Israeli daily Haaretz reported, citing the occupation army.
No casualties were reported.
The regime in Tel Aviv holds Hamas, which rules Gaza, accountable for all attacks launched from the blockaded coastal territory.
Last month there was an uptick in cross-border violence, seen as among the most serious since the Israeli regime launched its war on Gaza in 2014 – its third since 2008.
After a bomb wounded four Israeli occupation soldiers inspecting the border fence on February 17, Israel responded by pounding 18 Hamas facilities in two waves of air strikes.
The regime’s ground forces also shot dead two Palestinian teenagers.
Last Sunday, the Israeli regime said it had carried out air strikes against an underground Hamas facility in the Gaza Strip, adding that its occupation army had destroyed a partly-built tunnel.