Israel raids on Gaza kill 5 Palestinians

Israeli air raids on Gaza killed five Hamas militants Saturday as the Jewish state warned the United Nations that it will defend itself against Palestinian rocket attacks from the isolated territory.
Egypt meanwhile opened its border with the besieged coastal strip to allow hundreds of sick and wounded Gazans to enter for medical treatment.
The first overnight raid, which killed two Hamas militants near Rafah at the southern end of the strip, was aimed at a police station used by Hamas, the head of Gaza emergency services, Dr. Muawiya Hassanein, said.
The second attack targeted another Hamas police base in the city of Khan Yunis in the south of the territory and killed three members of the Hamas-run paramilitary group that polices the territory, he said.