Israel pounds Gaza; Palestinians respond with rockets

Fear of escalation builds following Israel strike against Islamic Jihad leader.

By Farah Najjar Published 2022-08-05 13:11 Updated 2022-08-06 01:06 1 min read Source: Al Jazeera

Smoke rises following Israeli airstrikes on a building in Gaza City [Hatem Moussa/AP Photo]

The Palestinian Islamic Jihad fired more than 100 rockets at Israel from the besieged Gaza Strip after Israel pounded the enclave with missile strikes, killing 10 people including a senior commander.
Earlier on Friday, Israel launched a series of attacks across the Gaza Strip, killing Taysir al-Jabari, a commander of the Al Quds Brigades, the military arm of Islamic Jihad.
Among those killed was a five-year-old girl, while 75 others suffered various injuries, according to the Gaza health ministry.

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