Israel bombs Gaza on second day of attacks since ceasefire broke

The two sides agreed to a halt on fire that was approved last 20 of May

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Israel bombed Gaza for the second day in a row on Thursday when a ceasefire signed last month appeared to unravel between the two sides.

The Israeli government said which targeted Hamas sites in Gaza City and Khan Younis on Thursday night . Explosions could be seen in the night sky from bomb blasts, according to ABC News .

“During the last day, incendiary balloons were launched from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory”, said the Israeli army in a statement . “In response, a short time ago, IDF fighter jets attacked military compounds and a rocket launch site belonging to the terrorist organization Hamas in Gaza City and Khan Yunis.”

Arson balloons were launched from Gaza into Israel yesterday, causing multiple fires. In response, IDF fighter jets struck Hamas military compounds last night, which were used as meeting sites for Hamas terror operatives.

Hamas will bear the consequences for its actions. pic.twitter.com/lYhqfx26 fm

– Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) June 16, 2021

In response to arson balloons launched from Gaza into Israel, we struck military compounds and a rocket launch site belonging to Hamas in Gaza.

The IDF has increased its readiness for various scenarios & will continue to strike Hamas terror targets in Gaza. pic.twitter.com/awnCMTcSD9

– Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) June 17, 2021

The IDF went on to say that were ready for a “resumption of hostilities” if the attacks from Gaza continued.

“Earlier tonight, Chief The IDF General Staff conducted a situation assessment in which it instructed to increase the readiness and readiness of the IDF for a variety of scenarios, including the resumption of hostilities, in the face of continued terrorist activities in the Strip. from Gaza, “the Israeli army said in the statement.

It was also reported that had sirens sounded at Kfar Aza, a kibbutz in southern Israel, just 3 miles from the Gaza border.

The IDF said that the sirens were activated by “incoming fire, not rockets, from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory.”

Israel said it attacked the Hamas sites in Khan Younis and Gaza Brigades on Wednesday.

The Hostilities escalated into airstrikes and rocket attacks between Israel and Hamas last month, killing at least 232 people, including 65 children, in the Gaza Strip, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.

Ten people, including a soldier and a 6-year-old boy, were killed in Israel by the Hamas rockets, according to Magen David Adom, Israel’s national emergency service.

After nearly two weeks of fighting, Israel’s security cabinet approved a ceasefire with Hamas on 20 May without any conditions.