Hamas headquarters hit in Israeli airstrikes

Hamas headquarters hit in Israeli airstrikes
November 17, 2012 - 13:26 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - Israel has targeted headquarters of Hamas leaders in Gaza, on the fourth day of Israeli air strikes in the coastal Palestinian enclave, according to BBC News.

Witnesses reported extensive damage to the building, which Egypt's PM Hisham Qandil had visited on Friday, November 16.

At least 38 Palestinians and three Israelis have died since Israel killed Hamas's military chief on Wednesday.

Israel earlier put 75,000 reservists on stand-by amid speculation of an impending ground invasion.

Militants in Gaza have continued to fire rockets into Israel, after aiming at Tel Aviv and Jerusalem on Friday.

Following a lull, Gaza City was hit by a string of large explosions shortly after 03:00 local time (01:00 GMT) on Saturday.

There was another series of strikes in and around the city after 05:00 local time, with several targeting Hamas' cabinet buildings, which correspondents say were likely to have been empty. One of the targets was the house of a Hamas leader in Jabaliya, north of Gaza City.

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