The Israeli military carried out airstrikes on Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip in the pre-dawn hours of Wednesday morning after terrorists based in the coastal enclave fired three rockets at southern Israel.
According to Palestinian media reports, IDF aircraft bombed several targets near Khan Younis, in southern Gaza.
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"IDF warplanes attacked Hamas terror targets in the southern Gaza Strip. A site for manufacturing weapons for Hamas's military wing was attacked, dealing a blow to Hamas' ability to further arm itself," the IDF said in a statement.
"The strike was carried out in response to projectile fire and incendiary balloon [sent] from the Gaza Strip into Israel." the statement said.
Sirens wailed across Israeli communities near the Gaza border shortly after midnight, as at least three rockets were fired from Gaza on the country's south.
"The Color Red alert was triggered in the city of Netivot and in the area near the Gaza border," the IDF said. "Three launches were identified by IDF radars as coming from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory."
Two people were lightly injured while rushing for bomb shelters, Army Radio reported.
The military said 13 rockets have been fired into Israel so far this week as concerns of fresh hostilities by terrorist groups in the Strip grow.
