Monday, February 24, 2020

Gaza-Israel Rocket Attacks And Air Strikes Continue For A Second Day



Reuters: Gaza-Israel hostilities flare through second day with rocket attacks, air strikes

GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Gaza militants on Monday fired rockets toward Israel, which responded with air strikes, in the second day of an escalation that ebbed but did not come to an end despite the Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad announcing a halt to its attacks.

Islamic Jihad has fired 80 rockets toward Israeli communities along the Gaza border since Sunday, an Israeli military spokeswoman said, while Israel has attacked sites in Gaza and Syria that have killed three Islamic Jihad members.

The violence comes a week before an Israeli election in which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking a fifth term in office after two inconclusive votes.

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More News On Today's Hostilities Between Israel And Gaza

Israel strikes Gaza and Syria after Palestinian rocket attacks -- France 24
Israeli airstrikes near Damascus kill 6: war monitor -- DW
Israeli rockets kill 6 in Syria in clash with Islamic Jihad -- UPI
IDF pounds Islamic Jihad targets in Gaza after rockets fired at south -- Times of Israel
Six killed in Israeli air raid on Damascus: Monitor -- Al Jazeera
Benjamin Netanyahu threatens a WAR with Hamas following rocket attack sparked by Israeli soldiers using a bulldozer to move a Palestinian bomber's body after they shot him -- Daily Mail