The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, has called for international intervention in a bid to prevent another Israeli offensive against the Gaza Strip.
The plea comes after the Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Silvan Shalom warned on Friday that Tel Aviv would launch another large-scale military operation against the Palestinians trapped in the Gaza Strip in the near future.
Shalom made the remarks after Israel carried out a series of air strikes, injuring three Palestinian children, aged two, four and 11.
According to Shalom, a forthcoming military attack will be in response to rocket fire from Gaza.
Earlier on Friday, a Qassam rocket was launched at southern Israel from the Gaza Strip and landed in an open area outside the southern Israeli town of Ashkelon region, causing no injuries. Hamas did not claim responsibility for the attack. However, Israel responded by carrying out six waves of air raids overnight against the beleaguered Gazans.
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