Israeli F16 jets strike Gaza

Gaza: Israeli F16 jets carried out early Thursday five successive airstrikes on several targets in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip in response to earlier projectile attacks on southern Israel, witnesses said.

They said that the jets flew over the costal enclave and struck non-populated areas in northern Gaza Strip, causing no damages and no injuries, but huge explosions were heard all over the enclave.

Over the past two weeks, Gaza militants have escalated their homemade rocket attacks on Israel in a vow to topple the direct peace talks taking place this week in the region between Israel and the Palestinians.

Witnesses said the planes struck a factory that produces agricultural products in the southern Gaza Strip town of Khan Younis. The factory was badly damaged, and large flames were visible.

The planes also attacked the area around the smuggling tunnels under the borderline between the Gaza Strip and Egypt. Residents of Rafah townspeople said huge explosions were heard, but no injuries were reported.

The Israeli attacks came in response to earlier mortar shells and homemade projectile attacks carried out by Gaza militants on southern Israel. According to Israel Radio, no damages or injuries were caused.

Earlier Wednesday, one Palestinian was killed and two were wounded after Israeli planes struck a smuggling tunnel under Egypt-Gaza borders. Israel said the tunnel belongs to Hamas militants.

Home | Top of the Page

Comment on this article

Top Stories

Demonstrate spirit of accommodation, give Kashmiris a chance: Sonia

Kashmiri youth who have grown in the “embrace of violence of conflict and brutality” need to be given hope, Congress president Sonia Gandhi said Wednesday at the all-party »

Decisions on Kashmir on hold till all-party delegation's visit

  Most Read

Get ready for competition from India, China: Obama to kids

US President Barack Obama has counselled American children to aim high as the country's success in the 21st century depends on them in the face of increasing  »

IT@School to enroll 60 lakh Kerala students under UID project

The IT@School project will provide close to six million students in Kerala with the Unique Identity Number, as part of the central government's UIDAI (Unique Identification Authority of India) initiative, in this academic year itself, an official said Tuesday. The Kerala government has set up  »

News Pick

Court calls for amicable settlement of Ayodhya dispute

The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court Monday called upon the rival parties to explore the possibility of a last-minute amicable settlement of the Ram Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute. The order   »

Subdued Eid Celebrations in Madhya Pradesh, No Eid prayers at 48 Eidgahs

The usual festivities associated with Eid-ul-Fitr, at the culmination of month-long Ramzan  »

Witness in Prajapati encounter case injured in attack

Azam Khan, who had given evidence in the killing of Tulsiram Prajapati - an eyewitness to the alleged staged killing of Sohrabuddin Sheikh - was injured after he was shot at by unknown assailants in Rajasthan's Udaipur city Tuesday  »

States given two weeks to act on illegal religious structures

The Supreme Court Tuesday said the chief secretaries of state governments that have not furnished details of unauthorized religious structures in public places will have to appear in person to answer their failure to comply  »

Kashmir native named chief justice of state high court

In a departure from its more than two decades old practice, the Supreme Court has recommended the appointment of   »

Simplify Hindi news to reach masses: Ambika Soni

The Hindi media should use simpler words to reach out to the non-Hindi speaking population, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni said Tuesday. "Some papers use very difficult Hindi words which cannot be understood  »