Israel intensifies naval attacks on Gaza

Israel's naval forces have been firing at residential areas of the western Gaza Strip amid a full-scale incursion against the coastal enclave.

According to local residents, Israeli navy vessels started firing at civilian areas before the end of a daily three-hour lull in the region, Hamas Al-Aqsa TV station reported Sunday.

Tel Aviv repeatedly violates the three-hour ceasefire, which was announced for easing the transportation of humanitarian aid into the besieged enclave.

According to the United Nations agency responsible for Palestine, the temporary lull is not long enough to resume the transport of supplies into the costal sliver, while at the same time Israeli troops open fire on UN-flagged vehicles.

Meanwhile, the Israeli daily Haaretz reported that the troops advanced into a suburb of the populated Gaza City, killing at least 14 people in and around Sheikh Ajleen, Palestinian medical sources said.

According to witnesses, Hamas resistance fighters also fired anti-tank missiles and mortar shells at Israeli tanks and troops.

The military which intensifies attacks on the region, said its warplanes pounded over 60 targets across the Gaza Strip, including a mosque in the southern Gaza city.

The military also attacked a vehicle in Rafah, wounding at least four civilians.

Israeli Operation Cast Lead which was launched on December 27 has so far claimed at least 888 lives and wounded 3700 people across the region

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