Israeli army attacks 2 Hamas posts in Gaza

By Abdel Raouf Arnaout and Mustafa Haboush

JERUSALEM, GAZA (AA) - Israeli helicopters struck two Hamas posts in the eastern Gaza Strip on Monday, according to the military.

In a statement, the army said the attack came after a cluster of incendiary balloons was launched from the Palestinian territory into Israel.

No injuries were reported.

On Sunday, Israeli warplanes struck a Hamas military post in Gaza.

Palestinian activists have been flying burning kites and balloons into Israel as part of ongoing anti-occupation protests along the Gaza-Israel buffer zone.

According to Israeli officials, the improvised aerial weapons have caused a number of fires inside Israeli settlements, causing significant material damage but not resulting in any deaths or injuries.

Since March, more than 250 Palestinians have been killed and thousands more injured by Israeli army fire during protests demanding the right of Palestinian refugees to return to their ancestral home in what is now Israel.