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Israel launches airstrikes on Gaza Strip

A children's hospital was among the buildings damaged by the attacks

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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