The Israeli military on Wednesday targeted a Palestinian Islamic Jihad sniper unit in the Gaza Strip that fired on Israeli troops near the border. No Israeli injuries were reported in the incident.
"A short while ago, IDF forces identified a sniper unit of Islamic Jihad who fired from the Khan Yunis area at Israeli soldiers," the IDF spokesperson said in a statement. "In response, the IDF attacked the sniper squad to eliminate the threat."
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Palestinian media reported that one person in Gaza was critically wounded in the IDF attack.
The Gaza-based Islamic Jihad is backed by Iran and often launches rockets at Israel despite Hamas' efforts to broker a ceasefire with Israel.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in a speech earlier this month that Tehran would support Palestinian terror groups as much as possible.
"I believe that the Palestinian armed organizations are going to resist; they will continue the resistance. The solution is resistance," Khamenei said, according to his official website.
