Israeli planes struck Gaza on Thursday in response to Palestinian rocket fire, days after the United States called for calm, but there were no immediate signs of a broader escalation of violence.
With no reports of serious casualties, the firefight has followed a pattern that indicates neither side is seeking a larger conflict.
Separately, Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said Israel, which collects taxes on behalf of the Palestinian Authority (PA), would use 100 million shekels ($29 million) from PA funds to compensate victims of attacks terrorists. does to the families of the attackers, he said. There were no immediate comments from the Palestinian Authority.
The army said its airstrikes have hit production sites for rockets and weapons used by Hamas, the Islamist militant group that controls the blockaded area, in response to rocket fire on Wednesday.
No Palestinian group has claimed responsibility for Wednesday’s rocket launch.
The firefight highlights tensions between Israel and Palestinians after a Palestinian gunman killed seven people near a synagogue on the outskirts of Jerusalem and an Israeli attack in the West Bank killed 10 Palestinians, including eight militants.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday urged both sides to ease tensions by wrapping up a visit to the region in which he reaffirmed Washington’s support for a two-state solution to the decades-old conflict.
Source: Terra
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