GAZA: Israeli air force carries out multiple overnight air strikes in the Gaza Strip, several children lightly wounded

Record ID: 339290

  • Title: GAZA: Israeli air force carries out multiple overnight air strikes in the Gaza Strip, several children lightly wounded
  • Date: 2nd April 2010
  • Summary: GAZA CITY, GAZA (APRIL 2, 2010) (REUTERS) ***NIGHT SHOTS*** MEN STANDING NEAR AMBULANCES AT SITE OF OVERNIGHT ISRAELI AIR STRIKE PEOPLE LOOKING AT DAMAGED VEHICLES FIRE BURNING RUBBLE ON GROUND, OVERTURNED VEHICLE DAMAGED IN ISRAELI AIR STRIKE MORE OF RUBBLE NEAR TREE MEN STANDING NEAR AMBULANCE METAL PIECES ON GROUND, FIRE GAS CONTAINER ON GROUND VARIOUS OF OVERT
  • Embargoed: 17th April 2010 13:00
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  • Topics: Defence / Military
  • Reuters ID: LVAASJ940N4PJGDLPGDOZLNWIJ09
  • Story Text: Israeli planes and helicopters were reported to have carried out at least seven missile attacks on the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Friday (April 2), destroying what a military spokesman described as Palestinian munitions sites.
    Four air strikes blew up two caravans near the town of Khan Younis, witnesses and Hamas officials said. There were no casualties.
    A fifth missile hit a cheese factory in Gaza City, setting it on fire, witnesses and Hamas officials said. Hospital officials said two children were lightly hurt by flying debris.
    Helicopters struck twice in the central refugee camp of Nusseirat, destroying a metal foundry. There were no casualties.
    An Israeli military spokesman confirmed there had been attacks targetting two weapons-manufacturing plants and two arms caches.
    The air strikes were Israel's response to a Palestinian short-range that had been fired across the border on Thursday (April 1), the spokesman said. That attack, which went unclaimed by any Palestinian faction, caused no damage.
    An Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip early last year was designed to counter such salvoes. They have resumed sporadically in recent weeks, provoking Israeli air strikes.
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