Israeli F16 war jets struck early on Wednesday predawn two targets in southern Gaza Strip towns of KhanYounis and Rafah, severe destruction were caused, no injuries reported, witnesses said.

According to the witnesses, an Israeli F16 warplane struck by one missile a security compound belongs to Islamic Hamas movement interior ministry police in the city of Khan Younis, the building was destroyed, but no injuries were reported.

In Rafah town, residents said that Israeli warplanes struck the borderline area between the southern Gaza Strip town and Egypt aiming at destroying underground tunnels, Palestinians use for smuggling goods from Egypt to Gaza.

The residents of the town southern Gaza towns said two huge explosions were wrecked the two areas, adding that severe destruction was caused in the two areas, but no injuries were reported.

The Israeli airstrikes on Gaza were carried out as talks held in Cairo ended between senior Hamas' leaders and senior Egyptian intelligence officials without reaching a truce with Israel in the Gaza Strip.

The Israeli airstrikes were apparently a response to Gaza militants firing homemade rockets from the Gaza Strip at Israeli towns and communities in the vicinity of the enclave. No injuries were reported.

On December 27, Israel carried out a large-scale air, sea and ground assault on the Gaza Strip that lasted for 22 days. Around 1,400 people were killed, 5,500 wounded, and thousands of houses, buildings and mosques were destroyed.