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Palestinian medical sources today said that Israel has launched two night-time air strikes on the Gaza Strip, injuring several people.
The Israeli air force raided a target in the north of Gaza and struck tunnels in the south, near the border with Egypt. Talking to BBC, the Palestinian health officials said that about 22 people had been injured, two seriously.
The Israeli air force launched the attacks a day after militants in Gaza fired mortars into Israel. The Israeli Defense Forces confirmed the attacks in Beit Hanoun, east of Gaza City, and Rafah in the south.
"The tunnels were dug 1km from the security fence and were intended for infiltrating into Israel and executing terror attacks," a spokesman told the news agency Agence France Presse.
Meanwhile Palestinian group Hamas said that it has reached an understanding with other groups to halt rocket fire. Hamas had seized the Gaza Strip from forces loyal to the Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas in 2007.
It is believed that the rocket was fired by some smaller groups. But, Israel holds Hamas responsible for any attacks carried out from the Palestinian mainland.
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