JERUSALEM, Sept 24 (NNN-WAFA) – The Israeli military, yesterday, struck a military post belonging to the Hamas organisation, which rules the Gaza Strip, according to a statement released by the Israeli army.
The strike, carried out using an unmanned aerial vehicle, came, in response to a demonstration held by residents of the territory, adjacent to the border with Israel.
“Hundreds of rioters gathered adjacent to the security fence in the Gaza Strip… Soldiers were dispatched to the scene and operated against the violent riot using riot dispersal means and precise live fire,” the statement read.
On Friday, the military also struck at Hamas targets after incendiary balloons were sent from the Gaza Strip and caused fire on the Israeli side of the border.
Palestinian protestors have been gathering at the border in the past week, burning tires and throwing explosive devices at Israeli troops.
The demonstrators and Hamas say, the protests are in response to recent Jewish intrusions to the Al-Aqsa mosque compound, in the Old City of Jerusalem, a flashpoint in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
