, Israeli occupation forces have stepped up its aggression this morning against the Gaza Strip, where Israeli warplanes launched three air strikes in different areas on the Gaza Strip, Palestinian sources said. The sources quoted witnesses as saying that the Israeli warplanes launched two raids on the tunnels area in Rafah. Also Israeli warplanes launched another raid on an open area, east of Gaza with no reports of injuries in the raids; in the meantime, Israeli gunboats opened fire towards the Palestinian fishing boats on the shores of the Sea of Gaza and no report on any injuries.