28 Mar 2024
Thursday 15 September 2016 - 13:46
Story Code : 231260

Israeli fighter jets carry out new airstrikes on Gaza Strip

Israeli military aircraft have carried out three air strikes against areas in the Gaza Strip in yet another act of aggression across the region.

The first airstrike struck an open area northwest of Beit Lahia cityin the early hours of Thursday morning, Arabic-language Safa news agency reported.

The second attacktargeted the Shimaa area northwest of Beit Lahia, causing a fire. The third attack hit eastern Shujaiyya neighborhood of Gaza City.

There were no immediate reports about the possible casualties.

The airstrikes came hours after Tel Aviv claimed that a mortar shell fired from the coastal enclave had hit an open terrain in the Eshkol regional council. The projectile reportedly did not cause any damage.

The Israeli military frequently bombs the Gaza Strip. The disproportionate force is always used in violation of international law, and civilians are often killed or injured.

The regime has added Syria to its regular aerial targets, attacking the Golan Heights where the Syrian army battles Takfiri terrorists.

On Tuesday, Israeli warplanes targeted Syrian government artillery positions, claimingthat mortar shells had been launched from the Golan Heights intothe occupied Palestinianterritories.

Syria says Israel is aiding Takfiri militant groups operating inside the Arab country. The Syrian army has repeatedly seized Israeli-made weapons from armed groups.

The Syrian army said this week it hadshot down an Israeli warplane and a drone following an Israeli attack on an army positions in the country'ssouth.

Lebanon is another target of Israeli aerial incursions, with warplanes carrying out overflights in theArab country's airspace from time to time.

Gaza is still reeling from Israeli invasions - the last launched in2014 in which nearly 2,200 Palestinians were killed.

The coastal enclave of 1.8 millionhas been under an Israeli siege since June 2007, where the living standards have sharply declinedamidunprecedented levels of unemployment and poverty.

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