Israeli air raids kill Gazans

Jets hit several targets after rockets from Palestinian territory hit Israel.

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Israel earlier distributed leaflets warning Gazans to stay at least 300m from the border [AFP]

Israeli aircraft also hit three targets near Gaza City and two near the southern town of Khan Younis, striking empty buildings and open spaces, according to witnesses and Hamas officials.

Israeli media reports said Israel had targeted a weapons factory in Gaza City but the military had no immediate comment.

Al Jazeera’s Ayman Mohyeldin, reporting from Gaza, said since Israel’s war on Gaza ended last January, the Israelis have responded to mortar attacks from the Palestinian side with air raids on various parts of the Gaza Strip.

On Thursday, Israeli jets dropped thousands of leaflets over northern Gaza and Gaza City ahead of the attack, warning many of the 1.5 million residents to stay clear of the heavily-secured border, after the mortars and rockets were fired into Israel.

The leaflets, in Arabic, said anyone within 300m of the border “will be in danger”.

Source: Al Jazeera, News Agencies