GAZA CITY: The Israeli air force carried out attacks on Hamas sites in the Gaza Strip early Saturday, Palestinian security sources said, just hours after rockets from the enclave hit southern Israel.
According to the sources, the Israeli strikes targeted four empty facilities ranging from Beit Hanoun in the north to Rafah in the south, causing damage but no casualties.
The Israeli army said its “aircraft targeted two Hamas military training facilities and two military sites in the Gaza Strip.”
Late Friday, two rockets fired from Gaza hit southern Israel, without causing casualties or damage.
Meanwhile, Israeli security forces pressed Saturday a manhunt for the gunman who allegedly killed two people and wounded seven others at a Tel Aviv pub, as the motive for the attack remained unclear.
The New Year’s Day shooting on busy Dizengoff Street came amid a wave of Palestinian attacks on Israelis and days after the leader of Daesh threatened the Jewish state with violence.
“Police are continuing to search for suspect who murdered two Israelis in central Tel Aviv,” spokesman Micky Rosenfeld told AFP, adding that roadblocks had been set up in different parts of the city.
After the attack, hundreds of police had been seen Friday scouring the area and entering buildings to search for suspects as police helicopters buzzed overhead.
Media reports identified the shooter as an Arab in his late 20s from northern Israel who had recently been jailed for attacking a soldier, but police refused to confirm this.
According to the sources, the Israeli strikes targeted four empty facilities ranging from Beit Hanoun in the north to Rafah in the south, causing damage but no casualties.
The Israeli army said its “aircraft targeted two Hamas military training facilities and two military sites in the Gaza Strip.”
Late Friday, two rockets fired from Gaza hit southern Israel, without causing casualties or damage.
Meanwhile, Israeli security forces pressed Saturday a manhunt for the gunman who allegedly killed two people and wounded seven others at a Tel Aviv pub, as the motive for the attack remained unclear.
The New Year’s Day shooting on busy Dizengoff Street came amid a wave of Palestinian attacks on Israelis and days after the leader of Daesh threatened the Jewish state with violence.
“Police are continuing to search for suspect who murdered two Israelis in central Tel Aviv,” spokesman Micky Rosenfeld told AFP, adding that roadblocks had been set up in different parts of the city.
After the attack, hundreds of police had been seen Friday scouring the area and entering buildings to search for suspects as police helicopters buzzed overhead.
Media reports identified the shooter as an Arab in his late 20s from northern Israel who had recently been jailed for attacking a soldier, but police refused to confirm this.
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