The Conflict Between Israel And The Palestinians Is Escalating

Israel Launches Air Strikes, Mobilizes Troops Near Gaza As Tension Mounts -- Slate

Tension between Israelis and Palestinians continues to mount in the wake of the killing of three Israeli students and the suspected revenge killing of a Palestinian teenager who was burned to death on Wednesday. Israel launched airstrikes on 15 targets in the Gaza Strip overnight reportedly injuring ten people, the Washington Post reports. The targets included rocket-launching sites and weapons warehouses, according to the Israeli military.

Israel also began mobilizing troops around Gaza on Thursday after, the New York Times reports, “Palestinian militants there fired some 30 rockets at southern Israel over 24 hours, three of which hit homes in the border town of Sderot, causing property damage but no injuries.” Israeli defense officials told the Associated Press that the deployment included tanks, artillery and ground forces.

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