The Israeli air force intensified its operations across Gaza overnight, launching strikes against approximately 60 targets in the Palestinian territory, a military spokesman said Thursday.
Flames rise into the sky after an Israeli air strike Wednesday night in Rafa, on the Gaza-Egypt border.
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The stepped-up attacks in Gaza came on the 13th day of Israel's assault on Hamas.
In a separate development, four rockets fired from southern Lebanon landed near the city of Nahariya, leaving two people with minor injuries.
The Israeli military returned fire across the border and suggested that residents of northern Israel stay near their shelters. There was no immediate claim of responsibility, reported CNN.
