Israeli occupation forces (IOF) opened artillery fire at southern Gaza Strip at dawn Saturday targeting the vicinity of the Gaza airport in Rafah district.
Security sources said that the unprecedented, intensified shelling caused violent explosions not before witnessed in the area.
The sources aid that the shelling coincided with unusual movement of IOF armored vehicles, which also opened heavy machinegun fire at Nahda suburb east of Rafah.
Earlier other security sources reported that the IOF warplanes raided the tunnels area south of Rafah on Friday night, firing at least two missiles.
Adham Abu Salmiya, the medical services coordinator, told the PIC reporter that the raid, which targeted one of the tunnels in Rafah, did not cause any casualties.
Abu Salmiya urged citizens to be on the alert for further Israeli raids.
The IOF warplanes earlier on Friday launched a series of air raids on the Strip wounding six civilians.
