Explosions were heard in various areas in the Gaza Strip on midnight Saturday, Al Mayadeen correspondent reported.

The explosions were the result of the Israeli occupation launching air raids on Al-Qassam Brigades' Al-Qadisiyah site in Khan Yunis.

Our correspondent underscored that the Israeli occupation aircraft are still flying over the Strip's airspace, with five air raids launched so far.

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Al Mayadeen correspondent also reported that the Israeli occupation's artillery shelled a field security point in the North of the Gaza strip.

Egypt mediators try to establish a ceasefire between occupation, Gaza

Egyptian mediators are trying to pressure the Israeli occupation into not responding to the missiles fired from Gaza on Saturday by mistake, sources told Al Mayadeen.

"Hamas told the Egyptians that the Israeli occupation breaking the laws of conflict would prompt a response from the resistance," the sources reported, adding that the movement informed Egypt that there would be an escalation if the suffering of Palestinian prisoner Hisham Abu Hawash goes on.

"Israel" has decided to respond: Israeli media

"Israel has decided to respond to the missiles launched from the Gaza strip," the Israeli Channel 7 reported.

On the other hand, Channel 12 said the occupation was preparing for the possibility of responding to the missiles launched from Gaza, but not with enough strength so that the south joins the conflict.

The channel's military correspondent said the security and military apparatus could not determine who launched the missiles nor why.

Channel 13's correspondent in the south of occupied Palestine said responding to the missiles launched from Gaza would be well-thought-out as not to disturb the relative state of calm in the Gaza envelope.

"Hamas told the Egyptian mediators if prisoner Abu Hawash is martyred, we would not be able to prevent Palestinian Islamic Jihad from responding," the channel's Arabic affairs correspondent said.

"Tensions are high in Gaza this evening. Hamas and PIJ are on high alert for an Israeli response, threatening with a response of their own," the correspondent added.

"Israel's" KAN quoted senior security sources as saying they "do not accept Hamas' excuse, as if the bad weather is what caused the two missiles to launch on their own."

However, the Israeli occupation's Communications Minister said, "I do not believe Hamas is responsible for the missiles' launching, but despite that, we must respond."

To be continued...