Islamic Jihad said it would launch an armed response to the airstrikes. There has also been an increase in exchanges of fire between Israel and the Gaza Strip, in addition to highly unusual rocket attacks on Israel by militants in southern Lebanon and neighbouring Syria.
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The airstrikes came during one of the most severe escalations in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in decades, amid repeated Israeli raids on militants in the West Bank, a surge in settler violence and a series of deadly Palestinian attacks on Israeli civilians in both Israel and the West Bank. Israeli aircraft also struck an Islamic Jihad site near the Gaza coastline on Tuesday evening.Įarlier on Tuesday, an Israeli military spokesman said they were aware of reports of civilian deaths but did not issue an immediate comment.
Later on Tuesday, an Israeli drone attacked a vehicle in the Gaza Strip which according to the Israeli army contained a Palestinian anti-tank squad. Hajar al-Bahtini, the five-year-old daughter of Khalil Al-Bahtini, and two of Tareq Izzeldeen’s children were also killed in the airstrikes according to Palestinian officials. “They were very big, not like the explosions we’re used to here before,” said the witness, who asked not to be identified. “We will not abandon our positions and the resistance will continue, God willing,” they added.Ī witness to the airstrike on Jihad Ghannam said the bombings were “very, very strong” compared to previous Israeli attacks.
In a statement, Islamic Jihad identified the three dead commanders as Jihad Ghannam, Khalil Al-Bahtini and Tareq Izzeldeen. Our assets are in the air ready to respond to any threat to our civilians,” added Lieutenant Colonel Richard Hecht, a spokesman for the Israel Defence Forces. Israel said the airstrikes were targeting militants that posed an immediate threat to its civilians. Jamal Akhsiwan, a senior Palestinian doctor, and his wife were also killed by the airstrikes, Palestinian officials said.Īn Israeli military spokesman acknowledged that “unfortunately” civilians were killed in the airstrikes.
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