The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) have conducted an airstrike against a Hamas outpost in southern Gaza following a rocket launch into Israeli territory.
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) January 26, 2020
According to the IDF's statement, an alert was activated as a rocket was launched at Israel.
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) January 26, 2020
The development comes as the Israeli military conducted airstrikes on Saturday against Hamas positions in southern Gaza in response to a series of balloons carrying explosives launched from across the border into Israel.
In recent weeks, four projectiles targeting areas in Israel were launched from Gaza, with two of them striking an open area and the rest being intercepted by the Israeli Iron Dome anti-missile system.
Israel has been consistently laying blame for rocket attacks on Hamas, a Sunni militant organisation which is in control of the Gaza Strip.
