Israeli fighter jets raided Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip after four soldiers were injured in an explosion on the border with the Palestinian enclave.
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said on Saturday it had "targeted six military targets in Gaza belonging to Hamas, including: a terror tunnel in the Zaytun area and military compounds near Deir ElBalah and Khan Yunis."
The strikes came after four soldiers were injured, two seriously, after an improvised explosive device detonated near them on the southern border of the Gaza Strip.
IDF spokesman Jonathan Conricus said the device had been planted there "under cover" of a riot organised by Hamas on Friday and had been attached to a flag.
Palestinian news agency Wafa said missiles aimed at three locations east of Gaza City damaged homes but caused no casualties. Strikes also hit a farm east of the city's Tuffah district and Shuhada junction in the city.
The discovery or detonation of improvised explosive devices along the Gaza border is rare, according to the Jerusalem Post, with the most recent being two discovered in March.
Tensions between Palestinians and Israelis have been running high since December, when US President Donald Trump recognised Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
There are also fears of a looming humanitarian crisis in Gaza amid a stifling decade-long Israeli-Egyptian blockade of the coastal enclave and a stalled attempt to reconcile rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah.
Australian Associated Press
