A Palestinian man clears glass shards at Al-Vedud Mosque after Israeli fighter jets attacked Gaza City, Gaza on December 26, 2020 [Ashraf Amra / Anadolu Agency]
A Palestinian man clears glass shards at Al-Vedud Mosque after Israeli fighter jets attacked Gaza City, Gaza on December 26, 2020 [Ashraf Amra / Anadolu Agency]
A small crater is seen after Israeli fighter jets carried out attack to a checkpoint in Dier al-Balah, Gaza on December 26, 2020 [Ashraf Amra / Anadolu Agency]
Security forces inspect a small crater after Israeli fighter jets carried out attack to a checkpoint in Dier al-Balah, Gaza on December 26, 2020 [Ashraf Amra / Anadolu Agency]
DEIR AL BALAH, GAZA – DECEMBER 26: Security forces inspect a destroyed structure after Israeli fighter jets carried out attack to a checkpoint in Dier al-Balah, Gaza on December 26, 2020. ( Ashraf Amra – Anadolu Agency )
Security forces inspect explosion site after Israeli fighter jets carried out attack to a checkpoint in Dier al-Balah, Gaza on December 26, 2020 [Ashraf Amra / Anadolu Agency]
Israeli warplanes conducted airstrikes in the blockaded Gaza Strip, local sources said early Saturday.
Sources in Gaza said the air force hit the Al-Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza and the Deir Al-Balah region.
A children’s hospital, a residential area and a rehabilitation centre for the disabled in the Al-Tuffah neighbourhood, east of Gaza City, were damaged in the attacks, according to witnesses Anadolu Agency interviewed.
The Israeli army said on Twitter that it hit Hamas targets, including a rocket manufacturing site, underground infrastructure and a military post.
The strikes came after Israel said Friday two rockets launched from Gaza were intercepted by the “Iron Dome” air defence system.
Gazan authorities have yet to issue a statement about the airstrikes.
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Damage to a soft drinks warehouse, seen after Israeli fighter jets attacked Gaza City, Gaza on December 26, 2020 [Mohammad Asad / Middle East Monitor]
Damage to a soft drinks warehouse, seen after Israeli fighter jets attacked Gaza City, Gaza on December 26, 2020 [Mohammad Asad / Middle East Monitor]
A Palestinian man clears glass shards at Al-Vedud Mosque after Israeli fighter jets attacked Gaza City, Gaza on December 26, 2020 [Ashraf Amra / Anadolu Agency]
Security forces inspect explosion site after Israeli fighter jets carried out attack to a checkpoint in Dier al-Balah, Gaza on December 26, 2020 [Ashraf Amra / Anadolu Agency]
A small crater is seen after Israeli fighter jets carried out attack to a checkpoint in Dier al-Balah, Gaza on December 26, 2020 [Ashraf Amra / Anadolu Agency]
A Palestinian man clears glass shards at Al-Vedud Mosque after Israeli fighter jets attacked Gaza City, Gaza on December 26, 2020 [Mohammad Asad / Middle East Monitor]
Damage to a soft drinks warehouse, seen after Israeli fighter jets attacked Gaza City, Gaza on December 26, 2020 [Mohammad Asad / Middle East Monitor]
Damage to a soft drinks warehouse, seen after Israeli fighter jets attacked Gaza City, Gaza on December 26, 2020 [Mohammad Asad / Middle East Monitor]