IDF fighter jets struck a weapon manufacturing site and a rocket launcher belonging to the Hamas terrorist organization in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, in retaliation for arson balloons launched toward Israeli territory in the past two days.
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According to security sources and witnesses in Gaza, the Hamas facilities hit were west of Gaza City and in the northern Strip, with no immediate reports of casualties.
Incendiary balloons from Gaza caused fires in southern Israel's Eshkol region on Saturday and Friday.
Israeli jets destroyed Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip overnight Thursday, too, in response to cross-border arson attacks.
Video: IDF Spokesperson's Unit
The IDF warned in a statement that it "will continue to retaliate against any further terrorist activity in the Gaza Strip."
On May 21, Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire following 11 days of conflict. Since then, Palestinian terrorists from Gaza have sporadically launched arson balloons across the border, causing fires in Israel's fields. Egyptian, Qatari and United Nations mediators have been working to shore up the fragile ceasefire.
Also on Saturday, a Palestinian man was shot in Judea and Samaria after clashes broke out in the area between Palestinians and Israeli security forces.
According to the IDF, soldiers were trying to disperse rioters when a Palestinian man threw an explosive device at them from a rooftop, to which they "responded with fire… to eliminate the danger."
The Palestinian Health Ministry identified the slain man as Mohammad Fareed Hassan, 20, from Qusra village near the city of Nablus.
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