Israel destroys five Gaza homes


Israel's warplanes early on Saturday launched strikes against five Gaza Strip homes, but no human casualties were reported from the attacks.The homes, which were located in different part of the Palestinian territory, were totally destroyed by the strikes, an eyewitness told Anadolu Agency.Israeli warplanes have been launching strikes in different parts of the Gaza Strip since the early hours of Saturday. So far, the strikes targeted homes, mosques and farmlands.Medical sources said the strikes had not left any human casualties so far. The Israeli army announced late on Friday that it had launched strikes against 50 targets in the Gaza Strip since a three-day humanitarian ceasefire came to an end early in the day.Five Palestinians were killed by the Israeli strikes on Friday, while 25 others injured in different parts of the Gaza Strike, Palestinian medical and security sources said.Israel had agreed in principle to extend the ceasefire to give the chance for Palestinian and Israeli negotiators in the Egyptian capital Cairo to reach a durable arrangement in Gaza.The Gaza-based Palestinian resistance movement Hamas turned down a ceasefire extension, saying the Israelis had presented the Palestinians nothing tangible in the Cairo talks until late on Thursday.Israel's almost one month of attacks against the Gaza Strip before Friday had left 1886 Palestinians dead and more than 9800 others injured.Around 64 Israeli troops were also killed in Gaza combat, while three civilians lost their lives to rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip.