JERUSALEM – Israeli jet fighters have reportedly targeted the positions ofPalestinian resistance forces in the south of the besieged Gaza enclave.
The attacks were aimed at the positions of Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades,the armed wing of Hamas resistance movement, and Al-Quds Brigades, thearmed wing of Islamic Jihad resistance group in the north-west and east ifKhan Yunis town.
Details of possible damages have not been released yet.
Tel Aviv says the attacks were in retaliation for Hamas’ alleged launch of”incendiary balloons” allegedly directed toward the occupied territories.
Earlier this week, Israeli planes sprayed toxic chemical substances anddangerous pesticides on farmlands near the Gaza Strip in the latest case ofthe Tel Aviv regime’s acts of aggression against the besieged Palestiniancoastal enclave.
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Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported on Wednesday that the Israeli armysprayed the area in close proximity to the fence separating the GazaStrip from the Israeli-occupied territories for three days last week.
The report added that the Israeli ministry of military affairs has defendedthe aerial spraying after having refrained from it throughout last year,claiming that it was necessary to destroy “vegetation that obscuressoldiers’ view of the area.”
