Hamas condemns Israeli airstrikes on Gaza Strip after rocket fire

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The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) condemned on Friday the Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip hours after unknown militants fired a rocket at southern Israel.

Hazem Qassem, Hamas spokesman in Gaza, said in a press statement that attacking the Gaza Strip while Muslims were having their suhoor meal before fasting "is condemned."

Earlier on Friday, eyewitnesses said Israeli army warplanes struck military posts and facilities that belong to Hamas armed wing al-Qassam Brigades in central and southern Gaza Strip.

The eyewitnesses said huge explosions were heard following the airstrikes. The sources said no injuries were reported, but damage was caused in the targeted posts and facilities.

An Israeli army spokesman said in a press statement that Israeli fighter jets and other aircraft struck a number of sites linked to Hamas, the movement that rules the Gaza Strip.

"The targets included an armaments production facility, a tunnel for smuggling weaponry and a Hamas military post," the statement said, adding that the attack was carried out in response to a rocket fired from Gaza toward Israeli territory.

No one has claimed responsibility for firing the rocket, which was fired as Israel marked its Independence Day. The rocket struck a field northeast of the Gaza Strip, causing no casualty or damage.

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