Israel's army shoots at Hamas base after attacks

The Middle East ceasefire is unstable.

Israel is again firing at the targets in the Gaza Strip in response to repeated attacks by Hamas with fire balloons.

Gaza / Tel Aviv - After militant Palestinians attacked with fire balloons, Israel's army shot at a military base owned by Hamas, the ruling office in the Gaza Strip.

Fighter jets attacked the base that was used for terrorist activities, the military announced on Monday night.

Israel responded to attacks from the Gaza Strip with fire balloons, the statement said.

From there, militant Palestinians repeatedly let balloons loaded with explosives and incendiary devices fly to Israel.

Fires in fields regularly occur.

Truce since exchange of blows in May

Israel had an eleven-day exchange of blows with Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip in May.

According to the Ministry of Health, 255 people died in Gaza.

According to official figures, there were 13 deaths in Israel.

Egypt eventually brokered a ceasefire.

The Islamist Hamas is classified as a terrorist organization by Israel, the USA and the EU.

Around two million people live in the Gaza Strip - an area directly on the Mediterranean Sea - most of them under very poor conditions, according to aid organizations.

In response to the new attacks, Israel had already restricted the fishing zone off the Gaza Strip on Sunday.

According to the competent authority, it has been reduced from twelve nautical miles (around 22 kilometers) to six nautical miles (around 11 kilometers).

dpa