One killed, 2 injured as Israeli jets pound Gaza

Israeli jets fire missiles at seven targets in the Gaza Strip, killing one person and injuring two others, local witness and medics say.

Israeli aircraft early on Friday rocketed targets close to Gaza City and just outside the southern town of Khan Younis, Hamas officials and witnesses confirmed.

One person was killed and two others were injured when Israeli missiles hit two tunnels, medics and Hamas security officials said. All other strikes hit empty buildings or open spaces, they said.

On Thursday, Israeli planes dropped thousands of leaflets in Arabic over northern Gaza and Gaza City warning residents to stay out of a radius of 300 meters from the border with Israel.

Earlier in the day, Israel closed down the Kerem Shalom crossing with the Gaza Strip “until further notice,” the Israeli defense ministry said in a statement.