GAZA: Israel and Gaza traded heavy fire on Friday but Egyptian mediators launched a new bid to end days of fighting that has killed dozens, all but one of them Palestinian.
The violence has been met with international calls for de-escalation, with the European Union pushing for an 'immediate comprehensive ceasefire.'Israel announced it was 'striking Islamic Jihad targets' in the densely populated Palestinian territory, while AFP journalists saw air strikes hit Gaza City.
Home 'seriously shaking' The decision to renew air strikes on Gaza this week was authorised by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who returned to power in December alongside extreme-right and ultra-Orthodox Jewish allies.The violence has wounded more than 110 people in Gaza, according to the latest health ministry toll.Israel's Magen David Adom emergency service has treated five people who were hit by shrapnel or glass, or suffered blast injuries from the rocket fire.
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