Israeli warplanes attack Gaza
Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:10:15 GMT
Israeli warplanes have carried out another strike on the Gaza Strip after Tel Aviv and Hamas separately announced ceasefire in the region.
The attack which came on Tuesday evening caused no casualties, the Israeli daily Jerusalem Post reported.
The report claimed the warplanes targeted a rocket launcher in the region. No one has confirmed it yet.
Israel has still kept its ground forces in the densely populated region despite the truce.
Operation Cast Lead which launched on December 27, allegedly aimed at destroying Hamas's power to fire rockets at Israeli towns.
The military attack however ended after three-weeks with Hamas capable of firing rockets into Israel until the last day of the war .
The 22-day onslaught claimed at least 1,300 Palestinian lives and wounded over 6000 another across the strip. A large number of the victims were civilians.
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