Israeli airstrikes kill 1, hurt 15 Gazans

On Thursday, Israeli warplanes launched several airstrikes which left 15 people including seven children injured. Two of the wounded children are in critical condition, hospital officials said. The air raids follow another Israeli attack in Gaza on Wednesday, which left two Palestinians dead. The Israeli military frequently also uses the assassination drones to launch attacks or to detect targets for Israeli F16 jets and Apache helicopters. Gaza Strip remains under an Israeli blockade as international calls for the lifting of the siege falls on deaf ears in Tel Aviv. The blockade even stood throughout the 22-day war Israel waged against Gazans at the turn of 2009. The deadly onslaught claimed the lives of more than 1,400 Palestinians and devastated a large portion of the infrastructure in the impoverished enclave.