Israeli occupation aircraft struck four targets in the southern Gaza Strip before dawn on Wednesday, Israeli media reported.

Israeli occupation aircraft struck four targets in the southern Gaza Strip before dawn on Wednesday, Israeli media reported.

The occupation forces issued a statement win which it claimed targeting infrastructure in the southern Gaza Strip.

The statement said the raids were in response to the rocket fire, blaming the resistance movement, Hamas, for firing the rocket, Israeli daily, Haaretz reported, adding that the Israeli military struck Islamic Jihad and Hamas training facilities in Rafah and Khan Yunis in the Strip's south, and Beit Lahia in the north.

No casualties were reported as the facilities were empty after a warning was issued overnight, according to Haaretz.

Earlier on Tuesday, one rocket was reportedly fired from Gaza, exploding in an open area near the port city of Ashdod, some 20 kilometers north of the Gaza Strip.