Israel bombs Hamas sites in Gaza in retaliation PHOTO

Israeli warplanes bombed Gaza Strip on February 23 hours after Palestinians fired six rockets into southern Israel, according to The Times of Israel.

Fighter jets hit a Hamas weapons workshop in central Gaza as well as an unspecified “military site” in the northern part of the Strip used by the group to store naval weapons, the Israel Defense Forces said in a statement.

“The complex is located near a mosque, a medical clinic, a school, a hotel, and a police station. This is further proof that the Hamas terror organization places its military assets in the heart of a civilian population,” the military said.

“The strike deals a serious blow to Hamas’s ability to fortify and arm itself,” it added.

There were no immediate reports of injuries.

The Israeli raid came in apparent response to a pre-dawn attack in which six rockets were fired at the Israeli cities of Ashkelon and Sderot and other areas near the Gaza Strip.