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Israeli air strikes have hit a number of targets in Gaza, killing at least one person and wounding at least one other, Palestinian medics had said. | Israeli air strikes have hit a number of targets in Gaza, killing at least one person and wounding at least one other, Palestinian medics had said. |
The strikes came after a day in which about a dozen rockets were fired from inside Gaza into Israeli territory. | The strikes came after a day in which about a dozen rockets were fired from inside Gaza into Israeli territory. |
Explosions rocked Gaza City, Khan Younis and smuggling tunnels in Rafah. | Explosions rocked Gaza City, Khan Younis and smuggling tunnels in Rafah. |
On Thursday, Israel's government said it would pay $10m in compensation for damage caused to UN buildings in Gaza during the offensive there a year ago. | On Thursday, Israel's government said it would pay $10m in compensation for damage caused to UN buildings in Gaza during the offensive there a year ago. |
A number of UN warehouses, school buildings, offices and vehicles were damaged or destroyed in the 23-day assault, which was intended to end rocket attacks by militants. | A number of UN warehouses, school buildings, offices and vehicles were damaged or destroyed in the 23-day assault, which was intended to end rocket attacks by militants. |
Israeli officials said the payout - the first such compensation related to the offensive, in which about 1,300 Palestinians and 13 Israelis were killed - was for collateral damage. The UN said the deal had yet to be confirmed, but that it expected progress "imminently". | Israeli officials said the payout - the first such compensation related to the offensive, in which about 1,300 Palestinians and 13 Israelis were killed - was for collateral damage. The UN said the deal had yet to be confirmed, but that it expected progress "imminently". |
Palestinian medics said Friday's casualties were the result of early-morning air strikes on two smuggling tunnels in Rafah, which lies near Gaza's southern border with Egypt. The militant group Hamas, which controls Gaza, said a jet had also bombed a building in Gaza City. | |
The Israeli military later told Israeli media that its aircraft had bombed a tunnel linking the Gaza to Israel, a weapons factory in Gaza City, and two smuggling tunnels running underneath the border with Egypt. |