The Israeli air force attacked and killed three senior members of the Islamic Jihad terror group in Gaza, along with 10 others, including women and children who may be related to the deceased terrorists. The attack was in response to the group’s firing of 104 rockets towards Israel. The attack has prompted fears of rocket attacks and reprisals.
The residents of Israel were advised to enter or stay near bomb shelters as the Islamic Jihad and other terrorist groups in Gaza threatened revenge and the Israeli air force carried out sorties in the adjoining areas. The Palestine-based Islamist group has vowed to “avenge” the deaths of its leaders.
The Hamas terrorist group, which controls and runs the Gaza Strip, criticized the attack, stating that it would not bring security to Israel but rather greater resistance. Meanwhile, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society reported that 145 injuries were treated by its medics in Nablus after an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank town.
The attack has increased tensions and violence in the region, with both sides blaming each other for the escalation.
