At least 12 people, including civilian lost their lives amid latest Israeli air raids on Gaza, Aljazeera reported on Tuesday morning. Reports further said that at least twenty civilians were wounded amid what Israeli authorities said air raids on the members of Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement (PIJ).

The raids led to the killing of three PIJ leaders — Jihad al-Ghannam, Khalil al-Bahtini, and Tariq Izz al-Deen — as confirmed by the group. Founded in 1981, Palestinian Islamic Jihad aims to establish a Palestinian state in the occupied West Bank, Gaza and other areas of present-day Israel.