'What kind of ceasefire is this?': Twitter outraged as Israel responds to arson balloons with airstrikes

'What kind of ceasefire is this?': Twitter outraged as Israel responds to arson balloons with airstrikes

FPJ Web DeskUpdated: Friday, June 18, 2021, 09:08 AM IST
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Israeli border guards walk amidst debris of a Palestinian house located within the "Area C" of the occupied West Bank, where Israel retains full control over planning and construction, near the village of Halhoul, north of Hebron, that was demolished on June 17,2021. | AFP

The Israel Defense Forces has confirmed strikes against Hamas targets in Gaza Strip in retaliation to arson balloons attack launched from the region.

"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 tweeted.

Times of Israel reported that at least eight fires were sparked in southern Israel yesterday, and four the day before, by balloon-borne incendiary devices launched from the Strip, as per Israeli Fire and Rescue Services.

According to Palestinian media, one Israeli strike targeted a Hamas-controlled building in the Gaza city of Beit Lahiya. Additional strikes were reported on a six-story Hamas-run civil administration building in northern Gaza, a Hamas base near Khan Younis, a site near Gaza City, and agricultural fields allegedly housing underground rocket launchers in southern Gaza.

There were no immediate reports of Palestinian injuries, TOI further reported.

On May 21, a ceasefire regime between Israel and the Gaza Strip took effect. Israel and Hamas concluded 11 days of fighting during which hundreds of rockets were launched from both Israel and Palestine sides. According to the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry, 253 Palestinians were killed during the fighting, including 66 children, while 13 Israelis, including a 5-year-old boy and a soldier, were killed.

Many Palestinians have taken to social media to inform the globe that Israeli airstrikes are raining on them. Thus, the news of the airstrikes by Israel has spread on social media and people are once again condemning Israel.

Here's what the virtual conversation around Israel's airstrikes looks like on Twitter. Have a look.

With inputs from ANI.

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