Three Palestinians killed in Israeli drone attack in Gaza as fighting intensifies between Israel and Palestinian fighters
Israel braced for more rocket fire amid reports of faltering Egyptian attempts to broker a ceasefire.
But with the violence continuing into the early hours of Thursday, it appeared neither side was backing down. Israel says the airstrikes are a response to a barrage of rocket fire launched last week by the Islamic Jihad in response to the death of one of its members from a hunger strike while in Israeli custody.Israel war crimes
Israel says it does its utmost to avoid civilian casualties and holds armed groups responsible because they operate in heavily populated residential areas.The latest violence comes on the second anniversary of a devastating 11-day war fought between Gaza fighters and Israel. The Palestinian health ministry identified the two men as Ahmed Jamal Tawfiq Assaf, 19, and Rani Walid Ahmed Qatanat, 24.Germany meanwhile"strongly" condemned the"indiscriminate" Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel, which it said must"stop immediately".
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