At least 101 people have been killed as Israel's
bombardment of Gaza entered its fourth day, with
the latest attack killing five people in Rafah as
rescuers were trying to free those trapped in the
ruins of a building.
The air raid in Rafah on Friday came as Israel
continued to bomb Gaza in what they say is an
attempt to halt indiscriminate rocket fire by
Hamas fighters.
Al Jazeera's Stefanie Dekker, reporting from Gaza,
said that at least 200 Gaza homes had been
destroyed in the raid that started earlier this
week.
"Over 3,000 homes have been partially destroyed
by the air strikes, and we've received figures that
translates to an air strike here every four and half
minutes."
Avichay Adraee, spokesman for the Israeli
military, said that it had hit more than 1,100
targets in Gaza since the beginning of the
offensive and that "there are still hundreds to
finish off".
At least 700 Palestinians have been injured since
the start of the Israeli attacks, according to the
Palestinian health ministry.
A total of 10 Israelis have been injured by
Palestinian fire since Israel began attaks on Gaza,
with no deaths reported.
Eight people were injured when a Palestinian
rocket hit a fuel tanker at a petrol station in
Ashdod on Friday, the Israeli army said.
In an attack on Thursday, two soldiers were
injured in a mortar bomb attack targeting the
Eshkol regional council.
The army said on Friday its Iron Dome missile-
defence system intercepted at least four rockets,
believed to have been targeting the airport, near
Tel Aviv.
