Air attacks reported in northern Strip after fourth straight day of cross-border launches; Defense Ministry says it is taking punitive action after 'repeated terror attacks'

Police sappers called to defuse devices apparently flown over the border from the Palestinian territory

No reports of casualties or injuries in apparent latest attack from Palestinian territory, hours after IDF strikes in Strip in response to rockets

Explosions reported in southern Gaza after three missiles shot at southern Israel amid rising tensions following release of peace plan

Sirens sound in Sderot and nearby communities in apparent escalation, after IDF struck Hamas targets in southern Gaza earlier Thursday in response to earlier attacks

Palestinians in Strip launch explosive balloons into Israeli territory, fire at Israeli military observation camera

Local residents say balloons have upped the tension in a region already on edge from frequent rocket fire

No injuries or damage reported as projectile lands in open field; army says observation post bombed in response to rocket and balloon-borne attacks throughout day

Recent days have seen several instances of balloons carrying incendiary devices landing in south, drawing Israeli airstrikes in Gaza

Multiple sites targeted in southern Palestinian enclave; earlier, explosive device resembling RPG found near Sde Boker