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GAZA, Dec 9 (KUNA) -- Israeli F-16 jet fighters attacked three Palestinian
targets in Gaza Strip early on Thursday inflicting damage, Palestinian
security sources said.
The strikes targeted a training field for Izz-Eddine Al-Qassam Brigades,
the military wing of the Islamic militant group, Hamas, located in the center
of the enclave, leaving damage. However, there were no casualties.
The fighter jets hit a deserted house in the village of Al-Meghraqa, south
of Gaza city, hitting it directly and turning it into a heap of smouldering
ruins. An identical attack targeted another training site of the same faction
in eastern Gaza, also causing damage, but no human losses.
A spokesman of the Israeli Army said the strikes were in retaliation for a
mortar attack that targeted a farming settlement near the demarcation line,
wounding a security man. The wounded, suffering from medium cuts, was
transported to hospital.
Israeli officials have warned that prevailing tension in and around the
strip may eventually develop into major armed hostilities.
Gaza is under control of Hamas that has taken control of the enclave in
fighting with Fatah, another mainstream Palestinian group. (end)
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