Iran Press / Middle East: Israel military aircraft struck several locations in the Gaza Strip late on Friday, including one in the east of Rafah town and the other in the central parts of the sliver. No reports have yet been released about possible casualties due to the airstrikes.
The Israeli military claimed in a statement that the aerial aggression was in retaliation for 16 rockets fired against the southern parts of the occupied territories earlier in the day, Press TV reported.
It added that Israel’s so-called Iron Dome managed to intercept at least 10 of the inbound rockets and the remaining six reportedly exploded in open areas and inflicted no damage or casualties. However, the incoming rockets triggered eight different sirens for hours across several settlements, prompting thousands of settlers to rush for bomb shelters.
Palestinian demonstrators during a protest at the Israel-Gaza border fence in Gaza
The airstrikes on Friday came hours after five Palestinian protesters were shot dead by Israeli military forces in the weekly anti-occupation rallies along the border that separates the Gaza Strip from the occupied territories.
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