GAZA: Israeli warplanes struck military posts of the al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Islamic Hamas movement, in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian security sources said. Israeli media reported that the airstrikes on Thursday were in retaliation to the launching of dozens of incendiary balloons into southern Israel from Gaza for the third consecutive day, reports Xinhua news agency.
The Palestinian sources and witnesses said that several explosions were heard in the northern and southern Gaza Strip following the airstrikes. The sources said that severe damage was caused to the military posts, but no injuries were reported.
The Israeli media reports said that the incendiary balloons launched from Gaza caused at least eight fires in communities close to the borders. (IANS)
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