Israel bombs Hamas targets in Gaza in response to rocket fire

The Army of Israel has bombed in the early hours of Tuesday Hamas targets on the Gaza StripWhat rocket response launched on Monday from the enclave that was intercepted by Israel’s anti-missile system, in a context of growing tension in the area.

“In response to that attack, Israeli aircraft attacked a weapons manufacturing facility in Gaza of the terrorist organization Hamas,” a military spokesman announced in a statement.

Although no palestinian militia claimed responsibility for the rocket launch -there were two, although one fell inside the enclave-, Israel has indicated that he considers the Islamist movement Hamas -which de facto governs the Strip since 2007-“responsible of any terrorist activity coming out of Gaza.

The Israeli attack took place east of the city of Khan Younissouth of Gaza, where they heard several explosionsNo injuries have been reported so far, according to Palestinian sources.

Palestinian security officials in Gaza have confirmed that Israeli warplanes carried out seven air strikes successive in the installation, which was evacuated shortly before of the bombing and which is used to military training.

The Al-Qassam Brigadesthe armed wing of Hamas, have indicated in a brief statement that their militants fired surface to air missiles against Israeli warplanes and forced them to leave the air over the Gaza Strip.

Hazem Qasemspokesman for Hamas in Gaza, has pointed out that the air strikes in the south of the enclave “were a big flop“, and added that “the facilities were empty and there were no injuries or deaths“. “Is a Failed attempt to prevent the Palestinian people resist the occupation Y defend the city of Jerusalem and the Al Aqsa mosque,” Qassem said.

The growing tension between Israelis and Palestinians has in recent days reached the hot spot of the Esplanade of the Mosques in Jerusalem, where the most serious clashes occurred last Friday, leaving more than 150 Palestinians injured and 3 Israeli police officers, in addition to hundreds of arrested.

In recent weeks, there has been a wave of violence both in Israel and in the occupied West Bank, with a series of palestinian attacks, violent raids of law enforcement Israelpolice charges and clashes between Palestinians and Israelis. In these episodes they dead 40 people26 Palestinians and 14 Israelis.

This new spike in violence began on March 22, when four Israeli civilians died in a knife attack and run over in the city of Beer Sheva, in the south of the country, perpetrated by an Israeli of Bedouin origin and claimed responsibility for the first time in Israel by the Islamic State.