Israeli air strikes flatten homes in Gaza as Palestinian rocket barrages into southern Israel persist for a second day, raising fears of another major escalation in the Mideast conflict.
Israeli air strikes flattened homes in Gaza on Saturday and Palestinian rocket barrages into southern Israel persisted for a second day, raising fears of another major escalation in the Mideast conflict.The Gaza Health Ministry said more than 200 people have been woundedGaza's health ministry said 24 people had been killed so far in the coastal strip, including six children.
Israel and Hamas fought a war barely a year ago, one of four major conflicts and several smaller battles over the past 15 years that exacted a staggering toll on the impoverished territory's 2 million Palestinian residents. Fighter jets dropped two bombs on the house of an Islamic Jihad member after Israel said they warned people to evacuate the area.The blast flattened the two-story structure, leaving a large rubble-filled crater, and badly damaged surrounding homes."Warned us? They warned us with rockets and we fled without taking anything," said Huda Shamalakh, who lived next door.Relatives mourn the death of a loved one at Al shifa hospital in Gaza City.
The lone power plant in Gaza ground to a halt at noon on Saturday for lack of fuel as Israel has kept its crossing points into Gaza closed since Tuesday. The military said it investigated the incident and concluded "without a doubt" that it was caused by a misfire on the part of Islamic Jihad. There was no official Palestinian comment on the incident.
Members of an Israeli bomb squad inspect a car that was hit by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip on Saturday.
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