Smoke rises following an Israeli strikes on Gaza City, early Wednesday, May 30, 2018. Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip fired at least 50 rockets and mortars into southern Israel on Tuesday, the largest barrage since the 2014 war between Israel and Hamas. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)
The Israeli military said on Saturday it struck several militant sites in Gaza in response to renewed violence along the border.
Shortly after, more than a dozen rockets were fired toward Israel, according to the Associated Press, with no reports of casualties on either side.
The exchange threatens to spark a further conflagration after weeks of tensions along the volatile border.
The military said its jets targeted a Hamas tunnel in the southern Gaza Strip early Saturday as well as other military compounds. Hamas, meanwhile, said its rockets were meant to deter Israel from further action.
A 15-year-old Palestinian was shot dead as he tried to climb over the fence into Israel. Meanwhile, the military says an Israeli officer was lightly wounded by a grenade thrown at him during the near-weekly protests along the border Friday.
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