IDF strikes major Hamas rocket-making sites in central Gaza

Israeli jets attacked on Thursday two key rocket-making sites used by Hamas, one of them doubling as a military post for the terrorist group's navy, the army said.

Both facilities were located in the central part of the restive coastal enclave.

The army also targeted other Hamas arms manufacturing sites across Gaza, the statement added.

"The IDF continues to strike terrorist targets in the Gaza Strip and will continue operating with force if needed," the army warned.

Israeli forces have been attacking terrorist targets in Gaza as the Palestinian jihadists have rained rockets on the Jewish state, with red alert sirens wailing again and again in the Gaza border areas.

The Gaza groups have launched over 1,600 rockets into Israel since the current flare-up began on Monday.

The Israeli military has called in some 7,000 reservists, with Defense Minister and Alternate Prime Minister Benny Gantz approving further mobilization.

The army has also reinforced its troops stationed on the Gaza borders with extra infantry and heavy armor units for a possible ground operation.

Earlier in the day, Israeli forces also targeted a key compound used by the Hamas intelligence