The Israeli army says its airstrikes have hit several targets in the Gaza Strip after Palestinian protesters flocked for the 12th straight day to the enclave’s frontier with Israel — demonstrations that have devolved into violent clashes with Israeli security forces.

JERUSALEM -- Israeli airstrikes hit a militant site in Gaza on Saturday for the second time in as many days, the Israeli army said, after Palestinian militants sent incendiary balloons into Israeli farmland and Palestinian protesters threw stones and explosives at soldiers at the separation fence.

Israel carried out a series of airstrikes in the Gaza Strip late Friday after Palestinian activists launched incendiary balloons into Israel as a week of violence along the volatile frontier intensified.

Israeli airstrikes hit a militant site in Gaza on Saturday for the second time in as many days, the Israeli army said, after Palestinian militants sent incendiary balloons into Israeli farmland and Palestinian protesters threw stones and explosives at soldiers at the separation fence.

Israeli airstrikes targeted Gaza amid ongoing protests, with no reported casualties in Gaza. The Israeli military used a drone, helicopter, and tank to strike multiple posts.