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Israeli military carries out fresh aerial, ground attacks against Gaza Strip

Saturday, 15 August 2020 1:47 AM [ Last Update: Saturday, 15 August 2020 1:47 AM ]

Smoke and flames rise after war planes belonging to the Israeli military carried out airstrikes over the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah on August 12, 2020. (Photo by AFP)

The Israeli military has launched fresh aerial and ground attacks against targets across the besieged Gaza Strip, in the latest of a series of attacks carried out overnight this week.

Late on Friday, the Israeli warplanes, helicopters and tanks once again bombed positions in the blockaded enclave, claiming that they were positions held by the Palestinian resistance movement of Hamas.

In a statement issued following the attacks, the Israeli military said that the raids were carried out in response to a number of alleged incendiary balloons sent from Gaza to the occupied territories, and targeted "naval force compound, underground infrastructure and observation posts" belonging to Hamas.

According to the Palestinian Red Crescent, at least a pregnant woman and a three-year-old child sustained injuries in the attacks and were taken to hospital for due treatment.

Israel attacks Gaza Strip from air, land for 2nd night in row

The Israeli military attacks targets across the Gaza Strip for a second night in a row, while Tel Aviv tightens its grip on the blockaded territory’s fishing activities and fuel imports.

Friday’s attacks on sites allegedly used by Hamas were the sixth such night-time aggression this week.

The Israeli regime every so often launches strikes against positions in the blockaded enclave, accusing the resistance groups there of launching rockets.

Gaza has been under Israeli siege since June 2007, which has caused a decline in living standards.

Israeli tanks fire shells at Palestinian resistance positions in central besieged Gaza Strip

Israeli tanks fire shells at Palestinian resistance sites in central parts of the besieged Gaza Strip.

Israel has also launched three major wars against the enclave since 2008, killing thousands of Gazans each time and shattering the impoverished territory’s already poor infrastructure.

The crippling blockade has caused a decline in the standard of living as well as unprecedented levels of unemployment and unrelenting poverty in the Gaza Strip.

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