From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, October 5, 2016
Israeli strikes said to hit Hamas sites in Khan Younis, East Gaza City
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe Palestinian Ma’an news agency reports a Hamas training site in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, was struck by Israeli planes.
BREAKING: Israeli air force reportedly targets Hamas training sites in Khan Younis, Gaza, unconfirmed by Israeli army
— Ma'an News Agency (@MaanNewsAgency) October 5, 2016
Meanwhile, Pal Info Center tweets pictures of smoke rising east of Gaza City, the result of other reported Israeli strikes.
#صورة: دخان يتصاعد إثر قصف الاحتلال شرق مدينة غزة قبل قليل. pic.twitter.com/LlDSmdC0YW
— المركز الفلسطيني للإعلام (@PalinfoAr) October 5, 2016
The pattern of artillery strikes followed by a large sortie of airstrikes is consistent with an Israeli reprisal attack in August following a rocket attack, in which Israel said it hit 50 targets in Gaza.
The Times of Israel Community.