Israeli occupation launches airstrikes on Gaza strip

OCCUPIED PALESTINE, April 19 (YPA) – Israeli occupation warplanes have launched airstrikes on the city of Khan Yunis in southern besieged Gaza Strip after violent raids by the occupation’s forces across the occupied West Bank during the holy fasting month of Ramadan.

The Palestinian Ma’an news agency said Israeli jets fired three missiles at the al-Qadisiyah district early Tuesday. The aircraft, however, had to leave after being confronted by anti-air defenses of the Hamas movement.

Israeli occupation authorities said Tuesday’s airstrikes were conducted in response to a rocket fired into the occupied territories from the besieged Gaza strip.

Late Monday, the Israeli military said sirens sounded in areas near the fence erected by the regime to separate Gaza from the occupied territories.

The military later claimed that its Iron Dome missile systems had intercepted a projectile fired from the Gaza Strip towards Israel.

The developments come amid a rise in violent attacks by Israeli troops and settlers across the Palestinian territories since the beginning of Ramadan.

E.M