Islamic Jihad fire 250 rockets at Israel from strip in heaviest fighting for months
Two days of Israeli airstrikes against Palestinian Islamic Jihad militants have killed 24 people in Gaza, in some of the heaviest fighting for months that resulted in widespread bombardment and more than 350 rockets launched from the strip into Israel.
The dead included a 7-year old boy and two other minors, according the Palestinian ministry of health. More than 70 others were wounded, including 30 children and 13 women. In Israel, advanced air defence equipment took out most of the rockets heading for built up areas. However, three people were hit by shrapnel or debris.
Islamic Jihad is the second-largest Palestinian militant faction in Gaza after the strip’s rulers, Hamas.
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