Israel strikes Hamas targets in Gaza over rocket: army

Israeli aircraft struck Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip early Sunday after a rocket from the Palestinian enclave hit the Jewish state, the army said.

“Fighter jets and aircraft struck several military targets in a Hamas compound in the northern Gaza Strip in addition to two Hamas vessels,” a statement from the army said.

The attacks were in response to a rocket fired from Gaza late Saturday that “in addition to the continued violence emanating from the Gaza Strip,” the army said.

The rocket hit an open field in Israel’s Eshkol region, causing no casualties or damages, Arab News reports.