Israel struck the Gaza homes of Palestinian Islamic Jihad militants, killing commanders and their children.
Israeli warplanes carried out airstrikes in the Gaza Strip early Tuesday targeting Islamic Jihad leaders and facilities, the Israeli military said. The Palestinian militant group said three of its senior commanders were killed, along with members of their families, as they slept in the early morning hours when their houses were struck.
The Israeli army said the aerial bombings, codenamed"Operation Shield and Arrow," targeted Khalil Bahtini, the Islamic Jihad commander for northern Gaza Strip; Tareq Izzeldeen, the group's intermediary between its Gaza and West Bank members; and Jehad Ghanam, the secretary of the Islamic Jihad's military council. It said the three were responsible for recent rocket fire toward Israel.
In a worrying sign that the crossfire could escalate, an umbrella group of Palestinian armed factions led by Gaza's Hamas rulers issued a statement mourning those killed in Tuesday's airstrikes and warning that Israel should be held"fully responsible for the repercussions of this cowardly crime.
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