JERUSALEM: Israeli fighter jets carried out strikes on Hamas facilities in the Gaza Strip after a “rocket” was fired from the Hamas-controlled enclave toward the Jewish state, its military said Monday.
Israel said Sunday night a “projectile” fired from Gaza had been intercepted by its Iron Dome anti-rocket system.
It was the first to be fired from the Palestinian coastal enclave since the first week of July, and set off sirens, the Israeli army said.
In response, “our fighter jets and & aircraft just struck subterranean Hamas terror facilities in Gaza,” the Israel Defense Forces said in a statement.
A spokesperson for the regional council of Shaar Hanegev, the area where the sirens sounded, said the projectile launched from Gaza had not caused any damage or casualties.
Israel and Islamist movement Hamas have fought three wars since 2008.
Despite a truce in recent months, they have periodically exchanged fire, with militants in the strip lobbing rockets into Israel and the Jewish state responding with strikes against targets inside Gaza.
Israeli jets strike Hamas targets in Gaza: military
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Israeli jets strike Hamas targets in Gaza: military
- Israeli fighter jets carried out strikes on Hamas facilities in Gaza
Iran president warns suppliers against overpricing goods
- The prices of some basic goods, such as cooking oil and eggs, have increased significantly since the policy was announced
TEHRAN: Iran’s president warned domestic suppliers against hoarding or overpricing goods, state media reported on Thursday, as Tehran rolls out high-stakes subsidy reforms amid nationwide protests over economic hardship.
“People should not feel any shortage in terms of goods’ supply and distribution,” Masoud Pezeshkian said, calling upon his government to ensure adequate supply of goods and monitoring of prices across the country.
Iran’s subsidy reform is intended to favor consumers over importers by removing preferential currency exchange rates that allowed importers to access foreign currency at rates cheaper than those available to ordinary Iranians.
Under the new policy, Iranians will receive about $7 per month to purchase basic goods at select grocery stores.
The prices of some basic goods, such as cooking oil and eggs, have increased significantly since the policy was announced.
Germany criticized the “excessive use of force” against protesters after authorities used live fire and tear gas to disperse demonstrations.
“It is their right to express their opinion peacefully,” said Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul of the protesters.
Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said Tehran remained open to negotiations with the US as long as they are based on “mutual respect and interests, but it was also ready for war if that is Washington’s intent.
Araqchi, speaking at a press conference in Beirut, added that his visit to Lebanon aimed to discuss Israel’s “challenges and threats” to regional security and to expand bilateral ties.
