Violent Israeli artillery attacks on populated areas east of Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip Monday morning has rendered one Palestinian civilian wounded and caused damage to two Mosques and a water tank.
Local sources told a reporter for the Palestinian information center (PIC) that the Israeli tanks bombed the populated areas east of Khan Younis about 15 times.
The artillery attacks led to the destruction of the minarets of Hidaya Mosque in Khuza'a area and Amar Bin Yaser Mosque in Abasan area as well as a water tank in Abasan.
The Israeli tanks also fired several shells at Qarara area in Khan Younis wounding one civilian who was rushed to Naser hospital.
In an earlier incident, 10 Palestinian citizens including five children were wounded afternoon Sunday in an Israeli air raid that targeted a motorbike in Rafah border area of the Gaza Strip.
In retaliation to yesterday's Israeli military escalation, Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, and Al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of Islamic Jihad, launched on Monday morning rocket attacks on Israeli targets near Gaza border areas.
In a joint communiqué, the two resistance wings said their fighters waged at 06:30 in the morning counterattacks on Israeli military posts of Karam Abu Salem, Kissufim, Isnad Sofa and Al-Ein Atalita.
