The Israeli army’s first air strikes against armed targets in the Gaza Strip after the Palestinian-Israeli ceasefire in May
In the early morning of June 15-16, local time, the Israel Defense Forces launched air strikes against military targets in the Gaza Strip. This is the first Israeli air strike in the Gaza Strip since the ceasefire between Palestine and Israel in May.
In the early morning of the 16th local time, the Israel Defense Forces carried out air strikes on targets of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) in the Gaza Strip. The IDF stated that in the face of terrorist acts from the Gaza Strip, the IDF is ready to deal with all situations.
The Israeli airstrike was the first airstrike against the Gaza Strip by the Israel Defense Forces in the past month. Regarding the Israeli air strikes, a Hamas spokesperson said that the Palestinians will continue to take actions to defend Palestinian rights in Jerusalem.
Gaza militants launch burning balloons at Israel
According to Israeli media reports, armed personnel in the Gaza Strip launched balloons with burning devices into southern Israel on the 15th, causing more than 20 fires. According to reports, these balloons were launched by armed men in the Gaza Strip a few hours before the Israelis held the “Jerusalem Day” parade.
Since mid-April, Palestine and Israel have repeatedly clashed due to Israeli restrictions on Palestinian people’s access to the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem and requests for more than ten Palestinian families to move out of the Sheikh Jera area in East Jerusalem.
In early May, Palestinians and Israeli police broke out in serious conflicts on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem; on May 10, serious conflicts broke out between armed groups in the Gaza Strip such as Hamas and Israel. The two sides exchanged fire for 11 days. Thousands of civilians casualties.
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