- The IDF says the attack is in response to the firing of rockets into Israel
- A Hamas security official says three Israeli air strikes hit a military training camp
(CNN) -- Israeli fighter jets attacked two targets in the Gaza Strip early Saturday in retaliation for a spate of militant rockets launched into Israel this week, an Israel Defense Forces spokeswoman said.
A Hamas security official in Gaza said one person was injured in the attack.
"In response to the intensive firing of rockets into Israel, the IDF targeted a smuggling tunnel and active terror center in the Gaza Strip," said the IDF spokeswoman, who declined to be identified, citing IDF protocol.
Twenty-four mortar shells and three Qassam rockets have been launched from Gaza into Israel since Sunday, according to the IDF. "One landed near a kindergarten three days ago," the spokeswoman said.
The Gaza Strip is controlled by Hamas, the Palestinian Islamist movement that is considered a terrorist organization by the United States, Israel and the European Union.
The Hamas security official in Gaza said three Israeli air strikes hit a military training camp early Saturday morning.
CNN's Talal Abu-Rahma in Gaza contributed to this report.
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