Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have struck Hamas targets in Gaza Strip early on Tuesday, claiming it the move was in retaliation for the first rocket fired at Israel from the Palestinian enclave in almost four months.
Several targets, including a weapons manufacturing site, were hit by Israeli warplanes, according to the IDF. The media in Gaza reported that the bombings took place west of the city of Khan Younis in the southern part of the enclave, causing no injuries or fatalities.
A Hamas spokesman said on Twitter that “some empty sites” were struck. He also praised the group’s members, saying they employed surface-to-air missiles against Israeli jets for the first time.
The IDF later acknowledged that Hamas fired anti-aircraft weapons at one of its planes, but didn’t harm it.