Israeli military carries out air strikes in Gaza Strip

The Israeli military has carried out air strikes in the Gaza Strip after Palestinians in the territory fired rockets at southern Israel. Six rockets were launched from Gaza at dawn, five of which were intercepted, the military said. Shortly afterwards, Israeli warplanes hit what it identified as two Hamas militant sites.

 

No-one is reported to have been hurt. The exchange follows an Israeli raid in Nablus in the



occupied West Bank on Wednesday which killed 11 Palestinians.

 

Both Hamas, which controls Gaza and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, had issued threats of retaliation.

 

UN Middle East envoy Tor Wennesland, who has been involved in mediation efforts to try to stop an escalation along with Egyptian officials, travelled to Gaza on Thursday to meet leaders of Hamas.