Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Middle East: Israeli air force attacked militants in the Gaza Strip

The Israeli armed forces have responded to the rocket fire from Gaza with air strikes. They bombed tunnels and weapons caches militant Palestinians. According to Palestinian sources, while 17 people were injured, including children. Jerusalem - The attack was a reaction to the shelling of Israeli border towns in the past week, said an Israeli military spokesman: The Israeli Air Force during the night to Tuesday targets in Gaza Strip attacked. According to the army since the beginning, more than 130 shells and rockets from the Gaza Strip struck on Israeli territory, only 56 last week.


The aim of the present air raids were a tunnel and several organizations of militant groups - such as weapons caches - have been in the north of the radical Islamic Hamas-dominated area. Through the tunnel had to be smuggled undetected terrorists to Israel. According to the Palestinian health authorities 17 people were injured in the attacks - including seven children.

Among others, a police station, a building materials company and a metal workshop had been attacked. East of Gaza City attack helicopters were also shot at a car repair shop.

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