Death toll in besieged Gaza rises as Israel continues to bomb the enclave, including civilian buildings, killing dozens For more 👉
The conflagration comes at a time of soaring tensions and spiking violence over the past year in the occupied West Bank.Following intense fighting on Wednesday, when rockets rained down on southern and central Israel and airstrikes pounded besieged Gaza, a state-run Egyptian TV station announced that Egypt, a frequent mediator between the sides, had brokered a ceasefire.
Military spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari told Israeli Army Radio Thursday that a quarter of the rockets launched during this round of fighting fell in Gaza, killing at least four, including a 10-year-old girl . In past conflicts, rights groups have accused Israel of committing war crimes due to high civilian deaths.
On Wednesday, Israeli troops raided the occupied West Bank town of Qabatiya, killing two people whom the army accused of firing at soldiers. The latest violence brings to 132 the number of Palestinians killed in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict so far this year
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