Gaza, September 10: Sixteen Israeli warplanes have attacked the coastal strip a few hours before midnight on Thursday, firing at least one rocket into a security compound west of Gaza City, a Media correspondent reported.
Two other rockets were fired south of Gaza in the town of Rafah injuring two Palestinians. Another rocket was also fired east of Gaza city, he said.
Witnesses say they have spotter Israeli tanks along the Gaza border but there is no further detail available, the Media correspondent reported.
Israeli officials have confirmed that a military operation has taken place in the coastal strip, without giving any further details.
The incident happened when the streets of Gaza were packed with people preparing for celebrations of Eid al-Fitr on Friday to mark the end of the fasting month of Ramadan.
———-Agencies