Zionist entity airstrike targets 'leading figure' behind Gaza kites

The illegal Zionist entity says its aircraft on Sunday targeted a leading figure behind the launching of balloons and kites into the Occupied Palestine from the besieged Gaza Strip.

According to reports, they claimed that the strike was an attempt to warn off Gazans launching balloons and kites into the Occupied Palestine, which has raised fears of attacks by balloon-borne explosives.

In a statement, the Israeli military claimed the airstrike targeted the vehicle of the leader of a cell making explosive kites and balloons. It did not name the person targeted or say if anyone had been hit in the airstrike.

The Palestinian Shehab news agency, however, reported that the airstrike had hit an empty vehicle outside a mosque in the Gaza suburb of Shujai'yya early Sunday morning.

The Israeli media claimed that the strike was likely meant as a warning that Tel Aviv may begin carrying out assassinations from the air, including against figures not actively preparing balloons or kites for launching.

In recent days, Israeli aircraft have fired at protesters near a fence separating the besieged Gaza from the occupied territories in an apparent change of tactic. 

So far, Israeli snipers and special troops have martyred nearly 130 peaceful Palestinian protesters, sparking international outcry over the disproportionate use of force. 

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