Claiming that Hamas has sent incendiary balloons into Israeli territory from Gaza, the new coalition government of Israel has resumed bombing runs in Gaza, the New York Times reports.
Israeli military leaders said its aircraft “struck military compounds belonging to the Hamas terror organization, which were used as facilities and meeting sites for terror operatives in Hamas’ Khan Yunis and Gaza Brigades.” There were no immediate reports of casualties.
The new coalition running the Israeli government, led by Naftali Bennett, a far-right religious conservative, gave a permit to a far-right Jewish group to conduct a protest march through a Palestinian section of Jerusalem, stoking tensions between the groups.
Bennett, who was just inaugurated on Sunday, tweeted that the balloons were launched by “terrorists,” adding “An explosive balloon is like an anti-tank missile…. [W]hoever launches one is a terrorist who is trying to murder Israelis and must be hit.”