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Israel kills second Islamic Jihad leader, Gaza death toll mounts

An Israeli airstrike killed a second senior commander in the Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad, the fighters said Sunday as the death toll from violence in Gaza rose to 31, including six children, according to Palestinian health officials. As Israel pressed on with its assault, Palestinian militants retaliated with barrages…

France 24

Israel and Palestinian militants declare Gaza truce

Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group declared a truce late on Sunday, raising hopes of an end to the most serious flare-up on the Gaza frontier in more than a year.

Reuters

Palestinian Islamic Jihad Confirms Killing of Senior Commander in Gaza

The Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement (PIJ) on Sunday confirmed the killing of one of its senior armed commanders in an Israeli air strike on the Gaza Strip. "Al-Quds Brigades (Jerusalem Brigades) mourns the leader Khaled Mansour, member of the security council and the commander of the southern region (of Gaza…

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Israeli airstrike kills 2nd top Islamic Jihad commander

The Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group says an Israeli airstrike killed its top commander for the southern Gaza Strip, a day after Israel killed the Iranian-backed group’s commander for northern Gaza in an air raid that triggered the worst cross-border conflict between Israel and Palestinian militants since the end of…

The Independent UK

24 Dead, Including 6 Children, in Spiraling Gaza Violence

The death toll from escalating violence in Gaza had risen to 24 on Sunday, including six children, as Israel extended its bombardment of Palestinian militants who have retaliated with a barrage of rockets. The updated count from health authorities in the Hamas-run territory said six children were among those killed…

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Palestinian Islamic jihad group confirms killing of a senior commander in Gaza

The Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement (PIJ) on Sunday confirmed the killing of one of its senior armed commanders in an Israeli air strike on the Gaza Strip.

Reuters

Several children, commander killed in Israeli attack on Gaza

A second Islamic Jihad commander killed in Gaza as Israel continues its attacks on the Palestinian enclave.

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Israel, militants trade fire as Gaza death toll climbs to 29, including women and children

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.

ABC News

At least 24 Palestinians killed as Israeli airstrikes pound Gaza for second day

Four children killed on Saturday as tensions escalate

The Independent UK

U.S. says it supports Israel's right to defend itself, urges no more escalation

The United States fully supported Israel's right to defend itself, the State Department said on Saturday, and it urged all sides to avoid further escalation as Israeli air strikes pounded Gaza while the militant Islamic Jihad group fired rockets into Israel.

Reuters

Juventus, Atletico Call off Tel Aviv Friendly on Security Fears

Juventus and Atletico Madrid have called off their friendly match in Israel due to the "current security situation" in the country, both clubs said in a joint statement on Saturday. Israeli aircraft struck in Gaza and Palestinians fired rockets at Israel on Saturday after an Israeli operation against the militant…

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘Enough!’: Exhausted Gazans Again under Fire

With empty streets and drawn curtains, Gaza feels like a ghost town.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Gazans Said They Got 15-Minute Warning before Israeli Strikes Destroyed Homes

As Israel's campaign against the militant Palestinian Islamic Jihad in Gaza moved into its second day on Saturday, residents of houses targeted for destruction said they were given 15 minutes warning to evacuate. "What can we do with 15 minutes?" said 68-year-old Nadia Shamalakh, who cares for four disabled sons…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Gaza attack: What is the Palestinian Islamic Jihad?

Palestinian Islamic Jihad was founded in 1981 with the aim of establishing a Palestinian state in occupied territories.

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Gazans said they got 15 minute warning before Israeli strikes destroyed homes

Evening Standard

Explosions seen in Gaza city as Israel and Palestinian militants exchange fire

Israel and Gaza militants have exchanged fire after eleven people were killed in air strikes. The fighting that began on Friday with Israel’s dramatic targeted killing of a senior commander of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad group continued throughout the night, drawing the sides closer to an all-out war.

The Independent UK

Girl, 5, killed in Israeli missile strikes on Gaza died with her cousin as brother, 6, injured

The same blast is also thought to have killed her 24-year-old cousin Yousef Salman Mohammad Qaddoum

Axios

Israel says it's prepared for "week of operations" in Gaza as fighting intensifies

At least 15 Palestinians, including a 5-year-old girl, have been killed since fighting began on Friday.

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Explainer: Palestinian Islamic Jihad, the group targeted by Israel in Gaza

Israeli officials say air strikes on Gaza have targeted the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) movement rather than Hamas, the militant group which rules the enclave. What is the difference between the two groups?

Al Jazeera

Israeli jets pound Gaza in second day of attacks

More homes are flattened, and Gaza’s sole power plant shuts down after running out of fuel.

The Guardian - UK

Israel bombs Gaza Strip for second day in ‘pre-emptive operation’

Health authorities in Palestinian enclave report 15 dead in Israeli attacks targeting Islamic Jihad

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: What is driving the current Israel-Gaza violence

Israel and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip are exchanging fire in the worst bout of cross-border violence since an 11-day war between Israel and Hamas last year

Asharq Al-Awsat

Egypt Mediating to End War on Gaza

Egypt is mediating to end the latest Israeli war on the Palestinian Gaza Strip that erupted on Friday when Tel Aviv killed a senior “Islamic Jihad” commander in an air strike on the coastal enclave.

The Independent UK

Israel airstrikes kill at least 11 people in Gaza including 5 year-old girl

Palestinian officials said one of those who had died was senior militant as Islamic Jihad threatened revenge attack

Reuters

Air strikes, rocket attacks push Israel, Gaza into second day of fighting

Israeli air strikes pounded Gaza while the militant Islamic Jihad group fired hundreds of rockets into Israel on Saturday as a cross-border clash continued into a second day, killing at least six people, including four children.

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