KATHMANDU: Israeli aircraft hit what the military said were Islamic Jihad sites in the Gaza Strip and Syria late Sunday, after the Palestinian militant group fired a barrage of rockets at Israel, international media reports said.
There were no immediate reports of fatalities in either Gaza, which lies to the west of Israel, or Syria, which is to the country’s north.
Islamic Jihad, which along with allied group Hamas has fought three wars with Israel in Gaza since 2008, operates in both territories.
The Israeli military said it had struck “dozens” of Islamic Jihad targets throughout Gaza.
A military aircraft also fired at “Islamic Jihad terror operatives preparing to launch rockets,” from the northern Gaza Strip, the army said.
“A hit was identified,” it added, with health officials in Gaza saying four people were wounded in the strikes.
In Syria, the Israeli army said it had struck Islamic Jihad targets outside the capital Damascus, including a base “used as a hub” for the group’s activities in the country.
(With inputs from Agencies)
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