Israeli warplanes struck Gaza for the third night in a row, targeting several posts that are allegedly belonging to Hamas Palestinian Resistance movement.

The occupation military announced the strikes, saying a Hamas aerial defense post, observation posts and underground infrastructures had been hit.

Israeli government was reportedly “planning to step up its response” to a spate of attacks using balloon-borne arson and explosive devices launched from the Gaza strip into occupied territories in recent days, according to Zionist media.

The overnight strikes were the fourth such attack since the start of the week.

It came just hours after United Arab Emirates announced it was normalizing ties with the Zionist entity, in a move denounced as betrayal to the Palestinian cause by different Palestinian factions.