ISRAEL TARGETS NORTHERN GAZA, SHUTS CROSSINGS AFTER ROCKET FIRE

The Israeli jets shelled a military location belonging to Ezzeddin al-Qassam Brigades – the armed wing of Hamas – in Beit Lahia town on Sunday. (Photo: AA)

Gaza, Palestine, 21 Sya’ban 1436/8 June 2015 (MINA) – Israel’s air forces launched airstrikes on Sunday against a Hamas location in northern Gaza, sources said.

According to eyewitnesses, the Israeli jets shelled a military location belonging to Ezzeddin al-Qassam Brigades – the armed wing of Hamas – in Beit Lahia town.

Medical sources told Anadolu Agency quoted by Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA), that there were no casualties reported. A number of homes, however, were damaged in the attack.

Meanwhile, Israel closed its two border crossings with Gaza, Israeli army spokesman Avichay Adraee said.

Israeli media said a rocket was reportedly launched from Gaza late on Saturday on an open land in Hof Ashkelon near the border with the Gaza Strip. No casualties were reported.

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An unknown group calling itself “Martyr Omar Hadid Brigade – Beit al-Maqdis” has recently said in a statement that it is not complying with the Hamas-Israel cease fire deal and will keep launching rockets against Israel.

The group’s statement could not be independently verified.

Palestinian resistance factions had signed a cease-fire deal with Israel on Aug. 26, 2014, ending a devastating, 51-day Israeli military onslaught on Gaza.

The Israeli offensive left more than 2,160 Palestinians dead – the vast majority of them civilians – and some 11,000 injured. (T/P001/R03)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)