Israel attacks Palestinian targets in Gaza

Palestinian emergency service workers extinguish fires on armored personnel carriers on Monday

JERUSALEM (CNN) -- Israeli helicopters attacked Palestinian armored vehicles in Gaza City, north of Khan Yunes and near the refugee camp of Jebaliya, the Israeli army said early Monday.

"The Israeli army has attacked a few Palestinian Authority targets in reaction to continuing Palestinian terror and increasing violence during the past few days," said the Israeli army in a statement.

The Israeli army statement said that in a separate attack the Israeli navy fired shells on a Palestinian military observation point near a refugee camp in central Gaza.

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Israeli officials said the Palestinian observation point has been used to monitor movements of the Israeli navy.

Palestinian sources confirmed the Israeli army report but had no comment about the Israelis' characterization of what led to the attack. They said the navy observation point at Nusseirat was heavily damaged, but the attack caused no casualties.

Nusseirat is in central Gaza near the Israeli settlement of Netzarim.

Israel Defense Forces issued a written statement saying the attacks would continue.

"The IDF will continue acting aggressively against those who perpetrate terrorist acts and it will not tolerate the harming of their civilians and soldiers," the statement said.

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