Eight Palestinians killed as Israeli
fighter jets hit Hamas government
compounds , tunnels and power
transformers.
Fresh Israeli air raids have killed at
least eight Palestinians in the Gaza
Strip and wounded dozens more ,
medics say , with Palestinian security
sources confirming that at least three
of the dead were Hamas fighters.
Israel on Saturday expanded its fierce
air assault on rocket operations ,
striking Hamas government and
security compounds , tunnels and
electricity transformers after an
unprecedented rocket attack on Friday
aimed at the holy city of Jerusalem
raised the stakes.
The Israeli army said that four of its
soldiers were injured by a rocket fired
from Gaza . Meanwhile , a newly
installed battery of Israel ' s Iron Dome
defence system successfully
intercepted a Gaza rocket aimed at Tel
Aviv on Saturday .
Palestinian medics said 40 Palestinians
have been killed and 345 wounded
since Israel launched the aerial
campaign against the Palestinian
enclave on Wednesday.
In the same period, three Israelis have
been killed and 18 injured , including
10 soldiers.
Since the start of its operation, Israel 's
army said it carried out some 700
airstrikes . It also said that fighters have
fired more than 580 rockets over the
border , 367 of which hit southern
Israel , and 222 of which were
intercepted by the Iron Dome anti-
missile system .
Israeli aircraft have continued
to pound weapons - storage facilities
and underground rocket- launching
sites.
Aljazeera
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