OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — The Israeli military said early
Friday it had carried out airstrikes on military targets in the Gaza Strip
after a rocket allegedly fired from the Palestinian enclave hit southern
Israel.
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Fighter jets and attack helicopters struck a
"weapons manufacturing site, a weapon smuggling tunnel and a military
post" operated by Hamas, the Islamist ruling party in Gaza, the military
said in a statement.
A security source in Gaza told AFP there were no
casualties from the strikes.
Israelis in the southern city of Sderot took cover late
Thursday after a rocket was reportedly fired from Gaza.
The rocket hit an open area and caused no casualties or
damage, a regional council spokesman said.
Israel imposed a land and sea blockade on Gaza after
Hamas seized control in 2007. They have since fought three wars.
A fragile truce has held in recent years despite
occasional flareups in the enclave.
Gaza's two million residents endure extreme poverty under
the Israeli blockade and conditions have worsened during the coronavirus
pandemic.