An explosion went off in the northern Gaza Strip and Palestinian informants’ alleged Israeli aircraft had fired up a projectile at a rocket launcher, destructing it.

According to the Israeli ground forces that it had followed up an airstrike.

No one was injured in the attack in the Beit Hanoun town, local residents enounced.

Previously, the Islamic Jihad militant group stated it sent away a rocket in the direction of Israel from the area. No harms were reported in Israel.

Militants often fire rockets toward Israel from northern Gaza. The missiles cause dread in southern Israel but rarely cause serious fatal accidents.