Israel Hayom via JNS
By Shahar Klaiman
Israel also reduced the Gaza fishing zone from 12 to six nautical miles in response to the attacks.
Israeli warplanes struck several targets in the northern Gaza Strip early Monday morning in response to incendiary balloon attacks from Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces said in a statement.
The IDF said it had struck Hamas “military infrastructure,” including a base located near a school and other civilian facilities. There were no immediate reports of casualties.
The airstrike came several hours after the incendiary balloons were launched into Israel by Hamas-affiliated terrorists, breaking a three-week lull in Hamas’ cross-border arson campaign.
Israeli media reported that the balloons sparked at least three fires in southern Israel.
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has compared the incendiary balloons to rockets, and has ordered retaliatory airstrikes in the past.
The Coordinator for Government Activities in the Territories, the Israeli defense body that oversees Palestinian civilian affairs, announced on Sunday that Israel was cutting the Gaza fishing zone half, from 12 to six nautical miles. Restricting the fishing zone is a common Israeli response to attacks emanating from Gaza.
Daniel Siryoti and Lilach Shoval contributed to this report.
This article first appeared in Israel Hayom.
Caption: An Israeli airstrike on a Hamas target in the northern Gaza Strip, on June 18, 2021.
Photo by Atia Mohammed/Flash90.
