By Hugo Gye Israel today carried out bombing raids on the Gaza Strip in revenge for a rocket attack on a factory by Islamic militants Hamas. The country's foreign minister also suggested it might be necessary to re-occupy the territory in a bid to stop the continuous low-level attacks from Palestinian militias. The latest airstrikes come at a time of high tensions in the region, after three Israeli teenagers were apparently kidnapped by Hamas. Strike: A fireball shown rising from a site in the Gaza Strip after a bombing campaign by Israel Target: The Israeli military claimed to have bombed a dozen sites linked to militant Islamists
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Israeli military claims to have hit 12 sites connected to Islamic militants
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Attacks came hours after a paint factory in Sderot was hit by two bombs
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Tensions are high in the wake of Israeli teenagers' kidnapping
Aftermath: A @placeholder militant inspects the damage today after the Israeli airstrikes
Aftermath: A Palestinian militant inspects the damage today after the @placeholder airstrikes
Troops have been combing @placeholder neighbourhoods aggressively in an attempt to find the teenagers.