The Israeli occupation forces struck 50 targets throughout the Gaza Strip late Monday night and early on Tuesday, marking the start of Operation Protective Edge, launched to extinguish Hamas rocket fire on Israel, the Israeli daily (The Jerusalem Post) reported.
Forty seven targets were hit by Israel, and an additional three were hit by Israel Navy ships off the coast of Gaza, the Israeli daily added.
During the overnight strikes, the Israeli occupation forces hit 18 underground rocket launchers, dozens of homes belonging to Hamas members, three Hamas command and control facilities, and then targets described by a source as "infrastructure." The Israeli occupation forces is currently gathering intelligence ahead of its next wave of strikes, according to the source.