Gaza, July 5 (Xinhua) The Palestinian interior ministry was targeted by Israeli forces for the second time as an air-to-ground rocket was fired early Wednesday at its building in Gaza City.
Witnesses said that a huge explosion was heard after a rocket was fired by a reconnaissance pilotless drone, which had directly hit the third and fourth floors of the interior ministry.
This is the second time that Israeli forces have attacked the interior ministry building within the last four days.
Witnesses said that the Israeli drones fired another rocket at an elementary school run by the Hamas movement in a northern Gaza City neighbourhood, causing severe damage to the school. No injuries were reported as the school was empty.
The Israeli military offensive called Summer Rains is aimed at freeing an Israeli soldier that was abducted by militants during an armed ambush carried out into an Israeli army base southeast of Gaza Strip last week.
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