IAF Bombs Hamas Targets in response to Booby-Trapped Balloons Attacks
26 January, 2020 |
4 years ago
Jerusalem, 26 January, 2020 (TPS) -- The Israeli Air Force (IAF) on Saturday bombed Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip after a series of balloons with explosives attached to them were launched by terrorists from Gaza into Israel.
The targets in the southern Gaza Strip included a weapons production site a military compound used for collecting intelligence.
There were no reports of casualties.
“We will continue operating against attempts to harm Israeli civilians,” the IDF stated.
Balloons attached to explosive charges launched by terrorists from Gaza on Saturday landed at several locations in Israel’s south and at other locations, the ninth consecutive day that Israel has been contending with this threat.
Police sappers were alerted to the landing sites and dismantled the explosive charges.
No one was injured and no damage was caused by the attacks.
The explosive and flammable balloon attacks have returned to haunt Israel’s residents in the south in the past week after several months in which such attacks from Gaza ceased.
The explosive devices are upgraded and are equipped with elements to increase casualties among the civilian population.
