Israel orders heavy airstrikes on the Gaza Strip…first large-scale response since October ceasefire

JH Kim

Summary

The Walter Bloomberg channel reported that Israel has ordered powerful airstrikes across the Gaza Strip.
It said this military response coincides with the resumption of armed clashes in the Gaza border areas and attempts by Hamas to launch rockets.
The international community expressed concern that this airstrike could again heighten instability in the Middle East.

Israel has ordered heavy airstrikes on the Gaza Strip. This is a military response about a month after the October 10 ceasefire with Hamas.

On the 28th (local time), according to breaking economic news channel Walter Bloomberg, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered large-scale airstrikes across the Gaza Strip. The specific scope or targets of the operation were not disclosed.

The order appears to be related to the recent resumption of armed clashes in the Gaza border areas. Local media reported that after reports of attempted rocket launches by Hamas, the Israeli Air Force entered an immediate response posture.

Israel and Hamas reached a ceasefire agreement on October 10, but tensions between the two sides remain unresolved. The international community is concerned that this airstrike could again escalate instability in the Middle East.