Israel launched a series of airstrikes on 25 military targets in Gaza Tuesday in response to what government officials claim to be the heaviest onslaught of rocket and mortar fire from the strip since 2014, according to Israel Defense Forces.
Israeli Air Force fighter jets, attack helicopters and other aircraft struck the targets “belonging to the Hamas terror organization in the Gaza strip,” a spokesperson wrote on Twitter.
“The target strikes included sheds of drones used for terror purposes, a rocket manufacturing workshop, advanced naval weaponry, military compounds, training facilities, and a munitions manufacturing site,” they added.
The target strikes included sheds of drones used for terror purposes, a rocket manufacturing workshop, advanced naval weaponry, military compounds, training facilities, and a munitions manufacturing site
— IDF (@IDFSpokesperson) May 29, 2018
Earlier Tuesday, 70 rockets and mortars were launched toward Israeli territory, including one that hit a kindergarten, but 25 projectiles were intercepted by the IDF’s Iron Dome aerial defense system.
Three Israeli soldiers were “lightly to moderately injured” during the day’s attacks, per the IDF.
Tensions have escalated in the region following the move of the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
At least 52 Palestinians protesting Trump’s decision to shift the U.S. Embassy were killed by Israeli troops on the day of its opening.
Israeli-Palestinian relations have become further strained because Palestinians also call Jerusalem their capital.
