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At least five people were injured today when the Israeli air force fired artillery at two separate locations in the Gaza Strip. An Israeli military spokesman said the attacks had targeted launching sites used by Palestinian fighters.

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At least five people were injured today when the Israeli air force fired artillery at two separate locations in the Gaza Strip. An Israeli military spokesman said the attacks had targeted launching sites used by Palestinian fighters.

The first attack was against a Beit Hanoun office building used by the Fattah ruling party. The second air strike targeted a charitable organization with links to Islamic Jihad

The attacks came after the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad movement fired dozens of home-made shells into southern Israel on Monday night. The movement said the shelling was in retaliation for the Israeli army's assassination of two of its operatives in the West Bank city of Tulkarem on Monday.

This is the second time Israel has launched an attack within Gaza since its withdrawal in September.

For FSRN from IMEMC.Org in Palestine I am Manar Jibrin