Health authorities in Palestinian enclave report 15 dead in Israeli attacks targeting Islamic Jihad
Residents of the Gaza Strip were bracing for the possibility of a new round of war on Saturday after two days of “pre-emptive” Israeli airstrikes against a Palestinian militant group.in the blockaded territory on Friday, part of a surprise operation named “Breaking Dawn” that the Israel Defence Forces said thwarted alleged planned rocket attacks by Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
Whether the latest confrontation between Israel and Islamic Jihad will escalate into full-out war largely depends on whether Hamas – still licking its wounds from last year’s war – decides to intervene. Air raid sirens continued to blare in Tel Aviv and towns and cities across Israel’s south on Saturday.
“We couldn’t sleep last night, the sounds of explosions didn’t stop. I brought my three children to my room to keep them calm.” Egypt, which often mediates between Israel and armed groups in Gaza, said it had been informed by Israel that Breaking Dawn would be a small-scale assault, but efforts at coordinating a ceasefire have yielded no progress so far.
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