Israeli warplanes on Friday night carried out aseries of airstrikes on military facilities and posts belonging tothe Hamas movement across the Gaza Strip, local mediareported.The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) tweeted that its jets "struck severalHamas underground structures in Gaza."The jets carried out four airstrikes on military targets aroundmidnight (2200 GMT), striking a facility belonging to Hamas navalforces in the northern Gaza Strip, Gaza-based al-Quds Radio reportedon Saturday.No injuries were reported, but the facility was severely damaged, thebroadcaster added.Earlier on Friday, an Israeli army spokesman said that a homemaderocket was fired from the coastal enclave into southern Israel but itlanded on an empty field causing no injuries or damage. "Thousands of Israeli families heard the sounds of air raid sirensand ran to bomb shelters when a rocket was fired from Gaza atIsrael," the IDF tweeted. Meanwhile Friday, a 23-year-old man was killed and more than 40Palestinians were injured in violent clashes with Israeli soldiers,the Ministry of Health in Gaza said. Since the end of March 2018, more than 260 Palestinians have beenkilled and thousands injured during protests on the Gaza border,according to the Gaza Health Ministry.Among other things, the demonstrators are calling for an end toIsrael and Egypt's decade-long blockade of the Gaza Strip, which thetwo countries have justified citing security concerns.
March 09, 2019 | 10:12 AM