Airstrikes shatter calm in Khan Younis

Israeli warplanes fired several missiles at three different locations in Khan Younis, south of the Gaza Strip, early Thursday shattering a relative calm that has prevailed throughout the Gaza Strip for two months, according to witnesses. No one was reported hurt in the raids. The missiles, said the witnesses, hit open areas in Khan Younis and a container on the town's fishing pier destroying it. Another raid on Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, targeted a Hamas training base, also without causing any injuries. The strikes came after three Grad missiles fired from Gaza fell in areas in southern Israel Wednesday night, without causing any damage, but only panic. No party took responsibility for the missiles, the first in over two months. While Hamas does not allow missile firing from Gaza, Israeli press reports claimed Hamas was recently able to smuggle into Gaza advanced Russian missiles looted from Libyan military warehouses. In another development, Israeli navy ships intercepted two fishermen on the Gaza shores, detained them and impounded their boat, said security sources in Gaza.