Israel launches new strikes on Gaza over balloon bombs, rockets

Israel’s army launched new air strikes Sunday against Hamas positions in Gaza and closed the fishing zone around the Palestinian enclave in response to rockets and firebombs sent into Israeli territory.

The strikes came after a week of heightened tensions, including clashes on Saturday evening along the Gaza-Israeli border, the army said.

Over the past week Israeli forces have carried out repeated night-time strikes on targets linked to the Islamist group Hamas, which controls the Israeli-besieged Gaza Strip.