Israeli F-16 warplanes bombed Palestinian positions in Gaza City and the West Bank city of Tulkarem tonight, in reprisal for a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv that left 18 injured.
First reports say one person was killed and over 40 injured.
Warplanes pounded the Palestinian security compound in Gaza City, known as Ansar camp, in two waves.
The compound sits next to the offices of Palestinian leader Mr Yasser Arafat, which have been blitzed several times since the outbreak of the 16-month Palestinian uprising or intifada.
At least one Palestinian was wounded in the late-night strikes, Palestinian hospital sources said.
In the West Bank, an Israeli F-16 fired a missile, destroying a building close to the governor's building in Tulkarem, which has also been used as a headquarters for the security services and was hit by warplanes on January 18th.
A Palestinian security man was killed and 40 other people were wounded in that attack.
Earlier today in Tel Aviv, a Palestinian suicide bomber killed himself and injured 18 others, three seriously, in the first human bomb blast in Israel since December 2nd.
AFP