Israeli raid causes big damage in Gaza city

20 يوليو/تموز 2011 الساعة . 10:44 ص   بتوقيت القدس

Israeli warplanes launched a fresh air raid on Gaza city at a late hour on Tuesday night causing big material damage but no casualties reported yet.

Eyewitnesses said that an Israeli F-16 warplane dropped a bomb at Shujaia suburb east of Gaza city that exploded near a school.

They added that the school and a big number of nearby homes were damaged as a result, describing the sound of the explosion as “powerful”.

Israeli occupation forces have escalated attacks on the Gaza Strip killing three citizens and wounding many others over the past couple of weeks.