Palestinian militants respond with rockets after Israel hits Gaza with deadly strikes.
Israel unleashed a wave of airstrikes in Gaza on Friday, killing at least 10 people, including a senior militant, and wounding dozens of others, according to Palestinian officials. Israel said it was targeting the Islamic Jihad militant group in response to an "imminent threat."Israeli PM says his country 'isn't interested in a broader conflict, but won't shy away from one'Rockets fired by Palestinian militants toward Israel are seen in Gaza City on Friday.
The strikes risked igniting yet another war in the territory. Israel and Gaza's militant Hamas rulers have fought four wars and several smaller battles over the last 15 years, at a staggering cost to the territory's two million Palestinian residents. Emergency responders remove a woman from a building after an explosion in Gaza City on Friday. The Israeli military said the series of airstrikes targeted the Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad.The Israeli military said it was targeting Islamic Jihad in an operation named "Breaking Dawn." It also announced a "special situation" on the home front, with schools closed and limits placed on other activities in communities within 80 kilometres of the border.
Islamic Jihad leader Ziad al-Nakhalah, speaking to the al-Mayadeen TV network from Iran, said "we are starting the fight, and the fighters of the Palestinian resistance have to stand together to confront this aggression.""The Israeli enemy, who started the escalation against Gaza and committed a new crime, must pay the price and bear full responsibility for it," said Hamas spokesperson Fawzi Barhoum.
Israel and Egypt have maintained a tight blockade over Gaza since the Hamas takeover 15 years ago. Israel says the closure is needed to prevent Hamas from building up its military capabilities, while critics say the policy amounts to collective punishment.
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