GAZA: Israeli missiles turn buildings to rubble in Gaza

Palestinians assessed on Tuesday (August 22) the damage caused by overnight Israeli missile strikes overnight in Gaza. An Israeli missile strike destroyed the home of an Islamic Jihad militant in northern Gaza late on Monday, causing no casualties, Palestinian witnesses said. An Israeli army spokesman said the military had attacked a building that militants had used to store weapons. Palestinian witnesses said the military had notified the militant and his family to evacuate the house, located in the town of Jabalya, and that it planned to attack it in a missile strike. The army spokesman confirmed the report. The residents fled the home soon after receiving the warning. The Israeli air strike destroyed the house. Israel launched a separate strikes on the southern Gaza town of Rafah, but there were no immediate reports of any casualties or damage. Israel has launched dozens of similar attacks in Gaza, often warning residents to evacuate beforehand, since the start of an offensive against militants that began after gunmen abducted a soldier in a cross-border raid on June 25.

ITN Source | August 22, 2006

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