Israeli aircraft strike Hamas targets in Gaza Strip

[Swordsmyth]

Israeli jets struck nine targets belonging to the Islamist Hamas group in the northern Gaza Strip early on Monday in response to incendiary kites and balloons Palestinians sent from the territory that have damaged Israeli property, the military said.Sirens also sounded in Israeli areas near the Gaza Strip at daybreak and the army said three rockets had been launched towards Israeli territory but one fell short in the Gaza Strip. No casualties were reported from the rockets or air strikes.
In recent weeks, Palestinians have sent kites dangling coal embers or burning rags across the Gaza border to set fire to arid farmland and forests, others have carried small explosive devices in a new tactic that has caused extensive damage.
The Israeli military has fired warning shots from the air and destroyed property belonging to the kite launchers but has refrained from targeting them. Some Israeli ministers have called for those launchers to be targeted directly.
Israel has drafted in civilian drone enthusiasts as army reservists, instructing them to fly their remote-controlled aircraft into the kites, an Israeli general said, but an effective means to stop the kites has yet to be found.
"These are terrorist acts that endanger Israeli residents living in southern Israel and damage extensive areas in Israeli territory," the military statement said of the kites and balloons.

More at: https://www.yahoo.com/news/israeli-a...043848569.html

[Danke]

[Danke]

[The article below originally appeared in the French daily L’Humanité on December 14, 2001, translated to English by Global Outlook in 2002, and published by Global Research in March 2004. It shows how the so-called Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) was founded by Israel’s Institute for Intelligence and Special Tasks (Mossad) with the strategic purpose to prevent the creation of a Palestinian State.

http://wariscrime.com/new/hamas-was-founded-by-mossad/

[Swordsmyth]

The Israel Defense Force said 30 rockets were fired into Israel from Gaza overnight on Tuesday. Seven of the missiles were intercepted by the Iron Dome anti-missile system, while three missed their mark and landed on the Gaza Strip, according to the IDF.

There were no reports of injuries or damages.
The IDF struck 25 targets in Gaza in three seperate operations, including three that occurred before the rocket fire.
Israeli military said the strikes were in response to launching of incendiary kites and balloons into Israeli territory.

More at: https://www.upi.com/https:/www.upi.c...3701529462603/

[Swordsmyth]

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel could step up its "intensity" on Gaza, after a new flare-up that saw Israel carrying out air strikes and Palestinians launching rockets and mortar shells.

Speaking about Israel's plans regarding Gaza, Netanyahu said he would not go into detail, pledging however that "the intensity will be stepped up as necessary".
"We are prepared for any scenario and our enemies would do well to understand this," he said at a military ceremony in southern Israel.

More at: https://www.yahoo.com/news/israel-sa...093936719.html

[merkelstan]

The bombing is allegedly in response to "flaming kites flown by gazans"...
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