Israel raising the state of alarm along its border with the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, Felesteen newspaper reported.
Quoting Israeli sources, the newspaper said that the Israeli leadership raised the state of alarm among its soldiers fearing due to the tense situation along the borders.
Meanwhile, Israeli newspaper Maariv reported that the Israeli army told settlers living near the Gaza border to stay at home.
This came after the army launched artillery attacks on the Gaza Strip. No casualties were reported.
The Israeli air force carried out five F16 airstrikes on several places in Gaza at dawn yesterday, wounding four people, including three children, Palestinian medical sources said.
The Israeli army claimed that the artillery shelling came in response to Palestinian mortar attacks against its staff carrying out engineering works along the Gaza border.