The Israeli military said hundreds of Palestinians gathered along the frontier during the night, hurling explosives and burning tires. JERUSALEM/GAZA — Israeli aircraft struck Hamas sites in Gaza early on Sunday in response to incendiary balloons launched from the Palestinian enclave, the military said, as a recent rise in cross-border violence tests a fragile truce that ended fierce fighting in May. Article contentThe military said its troops responded with “riot dispersal means” and Gaza medics said at least six Palestinians were hurt, one seriously. An Egyptian-mediated truce ended the May conflict in which Gaza militants fired rockets towards Israeli cities and Israel carried out air strikes across the coastal enclave. Citing security threats, Israel keeps Gaza under a blockade, tightly restricting movement in and out of the territory that is home to 2 million Palestinians.

Source: National Post August 29, 2021 05:26 UTC