In response to rocket fire toward Israel, the country's military aircraft has hit two Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip. The airstrikes marked the fourth day in the worst flare-up of violence since the 2014 50-day war.
Sirens were heard early on Saturday morning in southern Israel after a rocket was fired from the Gaza strip, prompting Israeli retaliation.
"In response... aircraft targeted two Hamas terror infrastructures in the southern Gaza Strip," the Israeli army said in a statement.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the rocket launch, but most such fire since 2014 has been carried out by fringe Islamist groups. Israel, however, holds Gaza's Hamas rulers responsible for all such attacks.
Hamas security sources said the retaliatory raid hit two brickworks in the southern city of Khan Yunis, causing damage but no casualties.
Witnesses, however, said two missiles hit a base of Hamas's military wing east of the city, causing significant damage.
Worst violence since 2014
Since Wednesday, Hamas and other militant groups have fired at least 12 mortar rounds at Israeli forces who were searching along the border and short distances inside Gaza for infiltration tunnels leading into Israel - one of which was discovered on Thursday.
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