JERUSALEM – Israeli military aircraft have launched a new round ofairstrikes against the besieged Gaza Strip as the Tel Aviv regime pressesahead with its acts of aggression against the impoverished Palestiniancoastal sliver.
Arabic-language Palestine al-Yawm news agency reported that Israeliwarplanes bombarded a position of the Palestinian Hamas resistance movementin Deir al-Balah, located over 14 kilometers south of Gaza City, early onWednesday.
The Israeli jets carried out four airstrikes against the site and targetedan abandoned building in the al-Hikr district of the central Gaza Stripcity.
In the northern Gaza Strip city of Beit Lahia, Israeli warplanes launchedfour rockets at a position of the resistance groups.[image: PressTV-Israel launches relentless bombardment on Gaza]link
Later on, Israeli military aircraft fired six rockets at a Hamas naval basein Deir al-Balah. The warplanes struck a target in Khan Yunis in thesouthern Gaza Strip as well.
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There were no immediate reports of possible casualties and the extent ofdamage caused.
The strikes came hours after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wasforced to flee and seek shelter during a campaign event in the port city ofAshdod ahead of next week’s snap legislative elections as rockets firedfrom the Gaza Strip threatened the area.
