7 Apr. (EUROPE PRESS) –
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched a series of airstrikes on the Gaza Strip on Thursday night in retaliation for recent launches from southern Lebanon and amid an escalation of tensions in the mosque. from Al Aqsa, in Jerusalem.
Through its Twitter account, the IDF has confirmed that the attacks have reached a series of tunnels that start from the city of Beit Hanoun and the area of Jan Yunis, clarifying that the tunnels “did not cross Israeli territory nor did they represent a threat to the residents of Israel.
In addition, two buildings have been hit that, according to the IDF, were used for the production of weapons by the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas).
On the other hand, Hamas has denounced the attacks through a statement, which is collected by the ‘Falesteen’ portal: “We hold the (Israeli) occupation responsible for the dangerous escalation (of the conflict) and the flagrant aggression against the Gaza Strip and our proud Palestinian people, as well as what happens in the region”.
The Israeli operation comes hours after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to “strike back against his enemies.”
On Thursday afternoon, the Israeli Army accused Hamas of being behind the launch of 34 rockets from southern Lebanon, the umpteenth episode of hostilities that comes after Israel bombed Hamas facilities in the Gaza Strip in the Thursday morning, in response to rocket fire by Palestinians, all this amid tensions over disputes around the Al Aqsa Mosque, located on the Mosque Mount in Jerusalem.
