GAZA, Wednesday, October 10, 2013 (WAFA) - At least eight Palestinians were killed tonight and several others injured as a result of the Israeli aerial bombardment of two houses in the cities of Rafah and Deir al-Balah, in the southern and central Gaza Strip, said sources.

Rescue teams managed to pull out four bodies from under the rubble of a house that was shelled by Israeli aircrafts in al-Khirbeh area, in southern Rafah.

Four others were killed and others injured in an Israeli shelling of a house in Deir al-Balah.

Israeli artillery also intensified its attacks during the past hours against areas along the borders.

T.R.