Israeli air strikes have continued to shake the Gaza Strip as militants kept up rocket fire at Israels heartland, in intensifying warfare that Palestinian officials said has killed at least 47 people in the Hamas-dominated enclave. An Israeli aircraft targeted a civilian car in the centre of Gazas busiest shopping street on Wednesday night (local time) and at least one person in the car was killed. The killed driver, 30-year-old Hamed Shehab, worked for the Gaza-based news website Media 24, with a Media 24 journalist saying Mr Shehab was occasionally called in to work as a driver. Missiles from Israels Iron Dome defence system shot into the sky to intercept rockets launched for the second straight day at Tel Aviv. Some were also aimed at Israels Dimona nuclear plant, 80 kilometres from Gaza, but were either shot down or landed in open country. Dimona, widely assumed to have a role in atomic weaponry, was targeted by locally made M-75 long-range rockets, militants said. Palestinians in Gaza cheered as rockets streaked overhead towards Israel in attacks that could provide a popularity boost for Islamist Hamas militants, whose rift with neighbouring Egypts military-backed government has deepened economic hardship. The Israeli army said Iron Dome shot down one rocket and two others caused no damage - it was unclear how close they came to the town or the nuclear site. #PrayForGaza
Posted on: Thu, 10 Jul 2014 08:42:45 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015