IAF Bombs Hamas Target in Response to Arson Attacks

Jerusalem, 10 August, 2020 (TPS) -- The Israeli Air Force (IAF) on Sunday night bombed a Hamas military target in the Gaza Strip in response to the renewal of the arson balloon attacks on southern Israel.

The IDF stated that it hit a Hamas observation post in the northern strip.

This is the second IAF attack in the Strip in recent days that was carried out in response to the arson balloon attacks.

Gaza-based terrorists in recent days have returned to launching arson attacks on Israel’s south, causing several fires in areas surrounding the Gaza Strip.

After months of relative quiet, terrorists in the Gaza Strip have relaunched their campaign to send balloons tied to flammable materials and explosive charges into communities in the vicinity of the Strip.

The arson attacks have ignited fires in open areas, but no one was injured in the attacks and no damage to property was caused.

Tensions on Israel’s border with the Gaza Strip have risen in recent days.

Gaza-based terrorists on Sunday fired at Israeli construction workers building a security barrier along the southern border with the Strip. No one was injured in the attack.

Work on the fence was stopped and the IDF launched mortars to raise a smokescreen in the area of the incident.

An IDF unit was dispatched to the area and was fired on upon arrival. No one was injured in this incident.

The IDF has shut down all roads near the border and has recalled all farmers working in fields adjacent to the border.

Defense Minister Benny Gantz and Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi met on Sunday and discussed the escalation in Gaza and the southern sector.

The two stated that if the incendiary balloon attacks continue, Israel will escalate its reactions.