16 April, local time, Hamas militants in the Palestinian Gaza Strip fired rockets at border towns such as Hollit and St. Evrahan in southern Israel for two nights. It is reported that the rockets were dropped in the wilderness in Israel, causing no casualties and property damage.
IDF spokesman confirmed on the 17th, in response, Israel sent warplanes in the early hours of the same day to Hamas militants carried out retaliatory strikes.
Israeli forces have attacked a range of Hamas targets in the Palestinian Gaza Strip, including Hamas training camps, anti-aircraft positions under construction, weapons production facilities, weapons smuggling tunnels and Hamas military posts.