GAZA, Dec. 6 (Xinhuanet) -- The Israeli army razed some 30 dunums (2.8 hectares) of cultivated lands in al-Qarara area in southern Gaza, Palestinian security sources said Monday.

    The sources said the Israeli troops backed by bulldozers and tanks stormed the area before dawn.

    Hundreds of olive and palm trees were destroyed, they added.

    Meanwhile, the Israeli army continued its attack in the southern Gaza Strip towns of Rafah and Khan Younis, injuring six Palestinians.

    Palestinian militants responded by shelling several Israeli settlements by homemade rockets and mortar shells. Enditem