Israeli jets have launched several airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, but no casualties have been reported, according to Press TV, whose report follows:
The attack took place in the early hours on Thursday, AFP reported.
Earlier on Wednesday, Israel's F-16 warplanes and Apache helicopters carried out multiple airstrikes across the Gaza Strip.
In June 2007, Israel and Egypt placed the territory under siege and imposed an unprecedented blockade on nearly all movement and supplies in and out of the coastal sliver.
Poverty, unemployment, lack of medicine and medical equipment are the main issues in the Gaza Strip, while most Palestinian children are physically stunted from malnutrition.
The United Nations has repeatedly warned of a crisis for Gaza's 1.5 million residents.
Even human rights groups have criticized the international community for its silence on the siege on the Gaza Strip and the 22-day Israeli war shattering the stagnant economy of the territory.
With poverty rate at almost 70 percent and unemployment hovering around 50 percent, many Gazans live on handouts from relatives and local aid agencies as they spend most of their dwindling monthly income on food.
Experts say the blockade will further deteriorate besieged Gaza's economy and will increase unemployment and poverty rates.
The attack took place in the early hours on Thursday, AFP reported.
Earlier on Wednesday, Israel's F-16 warplanes and Apache helicopters carried out multiple airstrikes across the Gaza Strip.
In June 2007, Israel and Egypt placed the territory under siege and imposed an unprecedented blockade on nearly all movement and supplies in and out of the coastal sliver.
Poverty, unemployment, lack of medicine and medical equipment are the main issues in the Gaza Strip, while most Palestinian children are physically stunted from malnutrition.
The United Nations has repeatedly warned of a crisis for Gaza's 1.5 million residents.
Even human rights groups have criticized the international community for its silence on the siege on the Gaza Strip and the 22-day Israeli war shattering the stagnant economy of the territory.
With poverty rate at almost 70 percent and unemployment hovering around 50 percent, many Gazans live on handouts from relatives and local aid agencies as they spend most of their dwindling monthly income on food.
Experts say the blockade will further deteriorate besieged Gaza's economy and will increase unemployment and poverty rates.
Late news: strike injures two
An airstrike targeted southern Gaza late on Thursday, moderately injuring two Palestinians in an attack on a vehicle in the city of Rafah.
The injured were taken by ambulance to the Abu Najjar hospital, said Adham Abu Salmiya, a spokesman for the Gaza medical services.
At least one of the victims was still in the vehicle, which was on fire after sustaining four direct strikes. Residents of Khan Younis confirmed hearing four distinct explosions around the time of the attack.
Witnesses said the vehicle belonged to the government in Gaza. Israel's army, with typically lazy syntax, said the attack targeted "terror operatives" in southern Gaza.
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