Israel Kills 13, Including Women & Children, in Airstrikes Targeting Militant Leaders in Gaza
- Israel Launches New Gaza Strikes, Killing At Least 15 Palestinians
by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/
In its biggest military operation since last August, Israel launched major airstrikes on the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, killing at least 15 Palestinians, among them eight civilians and three senior Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) commanders, according to statements of Palestinian officials.
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Last week witnessed over 100 rockets fired on southern Israel by Islamic militant factions in the strip following the news of the death of prominent Palestinian detainee Khader Adnan, who did last Tuesday after an 87-day hunger strike in Israeli prison. Israeli officials are calling this new operation ‘retaliation’ for last week’s rocket launches.
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