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Israel’s airstrikes on Gaza kill 24 Palestinians
Updated On: 12 May, 2021 08:23 AM IST | Gaza City | Agencies
The Israeli military said 15 of the dead were militants. During the same period, Gaza militants fired more than 250 rockets toward Israel, injuring six Israeli civilians in a direct hit on an apartment building.
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Cars burn after being hit by a missile fired from Gaza Strip, in the southern Israeli town of Ashkelon, on Tuesday. Pic/AP/PTI
Israel unleashed new airstrikes on Gaza early on Tuesday, hitting the high-rise home of a Hamas field commander and two border tunnels dug by militants, as Hamas and other armed groups fired dozens of rockets toward Israel.
The escalation in the conflict was sparked by weeks of tensions in contested Jerusalem. Since sundown on Monday when the cross-border attacks began, 24 Palestinians, including nine children, were killed in Gaza, most by airstrikes, Gaza health officials said. The Israeli military said 15 of the dead were militants. During the same period, Gaza militants fired more than 250 rockets toward Israel, injuring six Israeli civilians in a direct hit on an apartment building.
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