Israeli aircraft struck Gaza on Wednesday in the first such attacks since the end of 11 days of cross-border fighting last month.
The overnight air strikes gave way to calm by morning, and there were no reports of casualties on either side, reports Aljazeera.
Israel launched air raids on Gaza in the early hours of Wednesday, less than a month after Israel’s 11-day bombardment of the besieged enclave in May https://t.co/yqTh6pxqlg pic.twitter.com/dArhKFNy9O
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) June 16, 2021
On Tuesday, hundreds of Israeli ultranationalists, some chanting “Death to Arabs”, paraded in East Jerusalem in a show of force that threatened to spark renewed violence, reported Dawn.
The raids early on Wednesday come less than a month after Israel’s 11-day bombardment of Gaza in May.
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The Israeli raids come two days after a new coalition government, headed by right-wing nationalist Naftali Bennet, took power on Sunday, ending Benjamin Netanyahu’s 12-year run as prime minister.