GAZA, 06 August 2022, (TON): According to Palestinian officials “Israel unleashed a wave of airstrikes in Gaza, killing more than 15 people, including a senior militant, and wounding another 40.”
Israel said “it was targeting the Islamic Jihad militant group in response to an imminent threat following the arrest of a senior militant in the occupied West Bank earlier this week.”
The strikes risk igniting yet another war in the territory, which is ruled by the militant group Hamas and is home to about 2 million Palestinians.
The assassination of a senior militant would likely be met by rocket fire from Gaza, pushing the region closer to all-out war.
A blast could be heard in Gaza City, where smoke poured out of the seventh floor of a tall building on Friday afternoon.
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