Last night, warplanes of the Israeli Air Force struck an alleged military compound of the Palestinian movement Hamas in Northern Gaza. According to the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), strikes were a response to an IED esplosion near an IDF engineering vehicle on April 11.
Hamas members responded to the attack with a machine gun fire but no aircraft were hit.
In response to the explosive device that was detonated against an IDF engineering vehicle yesterday, IAF fighter jets struck military targets in Gaza
— IDF (@IDFSpokesperson) 12 April 2018
IAF aircraft intercepted the terror cell. The IDF holds Hamas accountable for all occurrences originating from Gaza & will respond firmly against all attempts to commit acts of terror towards Israeli civilians or IDF troops
— IDF (@IDFSpokesperson) 12 April 2018
The IDF added that the IED had exploded near the IDF engineering vehicle on the western side of the security fence in northern Gaza. No casualties were reported.
According to Fatah sources, the Israeli strikes killed one Palestinian and injured two others. The killed Palestinian was identified as Muhammed Hujeila, 30. It is unclear whether he was affiliated with Hamas.
