Several air strikes target Gaza Strip

Is this Israel's government trying to wage a new war? For which purpose? We know the scenario they keep on bombarding with F-16s and drones till Hamas shoots back with useless Qassam rockets and then Israel cries it is under terrorist attack...

Sunday, 06 March 2011 05:43 Samar Mohaisen

Gaza Strip, (Pal Telegraph)-Israeli aircrafts carried out Saturday night multiple air raids targeting different parts of the besieged Gaza Strip; no causalities were reported.

Local sources told that Israeli war planes type "F16" struck an empty land near Musab bin Omair mosque in Al-Zaytoun neighborhood in the east part of Gaza city, causing great damage to a number of stores and homes owned by civilians.

Israeli occupation admitted the shelling happened last night on Gaza strip, claming that one of the raids targeted a tunnel used to implement "terrorist" attacks against Israeli settlements. They supported their claims that several explosions were heard inside the tunnel indicating that it contained explosive devices.

Israeli officials justified the bombing as a response to the home-made rocket attacks fired by Palestinian militants at the western Vegev .

Local sources confirmed that Israeli warplanes hit a small building under construction in the south of Gaza strip and an empty land owned by Abu Setta family near Al-Zawaida area.

Adham Abu Simya, medical emergency spokesman, said that Israeli air raids didn’t leave any injuries among civilians.

Source The Palestine Telegraph