Israeli jets strike positions in Gaza as tensions mount

Israeli fighter jets on Monday evening struck positions across the blockaded Gaza Strip in response to the launch of scores of rockets from Gaza into southern Israel, according to the Israeli army.

Along with the airstrikes, Israeli artillery units shelled positions across the Hamas-run coastal enclave, although no casualties have yet been reported.

Artillery units near the Gaza-Israel buffer zone reportedly targeted concentrations of Palestinian activists in central Gaza, along with resistance positions in the town of Jabalia and the city of Deir al-Balah.

Israeli helicopter gunships, meanwhile, also reportedly targeted several positions in southern Gaza.

Gaza’s Health Ministry has yet to report any casualties.