Israeli artillery bombs east of Rafah

Israeli tanks fired on Friday morning two artillery shells east of Rafah area in the south of the Gaza Strip, while the Palestinian resistance responded by firing four mortar shells at Karem Abu Salem military site.

The state of calm that was prevailed during the past few hours in Gaza Strip was broken after firing two artillery shells on Gaza International Airport, local sources told the PIC reporter. No injuries or material damages were reported.

In turn, Palestinian resistance have targeted Karem Abu Salem military site with four mortar shells.

A state of anticipation has been prevailed since the early morning hours in Gaza Strip after several air raids carried out last night. 35 rockets were also fired towards Israeli settlements.

Unconfirmed sources said that efforts led by Arab parties have been made to reach ceasefire without official confirmation from Hamas. Israeli warplanes launched a series of air raids overnight in different parts of the Gaza Strip, security sources told the PIC reporter.

For its part, the Palestinian resistance fired last night more than 30 rockets and five mortar shells toward Israeli settlements and different targets.