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Israel raids southern Gaza Strip

Arab-Israel Relations Materials 9 November 2011 12:21 (UTC +04:00)
Israeli warplanes raided the southern Gaza Strip early Wednesday injuring one man and damaging greenhouses
Israel raids southern Gaza Strip

Israeli warplanes raided the southern Gaza Strip early Wednesday injuring one man and damaging greenhouses Maan reported

Israeli forces fired two missiles north of Khan Younis which hit greenhouses and cut power to large areas of the city. One man suffered injuries caused by shrapnel from the missiles, a Ma'an reporter said.

An Israeli military spokesman said the raid was in response to a rocket fired at southern Israel late Tuesday.

"The air force targeted a site used for terrorist activities in the south of the Gaza Strip which was hit," he said in a statement.

On Monday, Israeli forces shelled the eastern Shujaiyeh district of Gaza City. Medics said three people were injured.

Low-level unrest has rumbled on in and around Gaza for the past 10 days but has not deteriorated into all-out fighting as it did on October 29-30 when violence left 12 Palestinian militants and an Israeli civilian dead.

Militant groups say they are observing an Egyptian-brokered truce agreement but have reserved the right to reply to any Israeli fire, while Israel has said it will target any militants poised to fire rockets across the border.

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