Palestinians gather amid burning tire fumes and tear gas fired by Israeli forces during a demonstration in al-Bureij in the central Gaza Strip, on May 8, 2021. (Photo: AFP)

Gaza City, May 10 (RHC)-- An Israeli F-16 fighter jet has bombed the central Gaza Strip and the regime’s military has fired artillery shells at the besieged coastal enclave amid rising tensions in Jerusalem al-Quds.

The Israeli warplane struck two sites in the city of Deir al-Balah on Sunday, destroying them and damaging nearby property, the Palestinian Wafa news agency reported.  The aerial assault, however, caused no injuries, the report added.

Additionally on Sunday, the Palestine al-Yawm (Palestine Today) channel reported that the Israeli army fired two artillery shells towards east of Deir al-Balah, with no casualties.

The Israeli army claims it had carried out a strike on a Gaza military post belonging to the Hamas resistance movement in response to an alleged rocket attack from the coastal strip into southern occupied territories.  Alert sirens were triggered after the rocket fire, but there were no reports of injuries or damage.