2 injured in Gaza airstrikes

Israeli airstrikes injured two people in Gaza City early Wednesday, a Ma'an reporter said. Israeli F16 jets fired at least one missile in the Tuffah neighborhood, lightly injuring one woman who was taken to Shifa Hospital. Several homes were also damaged in the strike, a Ma'an correspondent reported. Meanwhile an Israel warplane struck a group of militants west of Gaza City. Medics said one man suffered light wounds in the attack. Shortly after the strike, a rocket was fired from an open area in western Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip but the projectile failed to explode. The Israeli army said in a statement that its air force targeted "a terror tunnel and a terror activity site" in response to rocket fire from the Gaza Strip. Earlier, an Israeli military spokeswoman said two rockets were fired into southern Israel. The projectiles caused no injuries but the official said locals were treated for anxiety. France reminded Israel of the need to avoid civilian harm after a French diplomat and his family were injured by an Israeli airstrike on Sunday. A French consul and his 13-year-old daughter were injured by shrapnel and his wife miscarried when the Israeli army bombed areas near their home. "France strongly condemns the consequences of the air raid," French foreign ministry spokesman Bernard Valero said Tuesday. He added: "While we are committed to the security of Israel, France reiterates the necessity of avoiding civilian harm. Israeli authorities have been reminded of this imperative."