Gaza retaliates against Israeli attacks by firing rockets
GAZA, PALESTINE - MAY 11: Palestinian factions fired rockets into Israel on Thursday amid tension following Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip.Following Israeli airstrikes on Tuesday, Palestinian factions in Gaza vowed to retaliate against the airstrikes that killed three top military commanders from the Islamic Jihad group.An Israeli military statement said Wednesday that 469 rockets were fired from Gaza, of which 333 crossed into Israeli territories.According to the statement, 153 rockets were intercepted by its air defense systems while several of them fell into populated areas.The death toll from Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip has risen to 25, the Palestinian Health Ministry said on Thursday.Another 76 Palestinians have been injured in the air attacks, according to the ministry.Early on Thursday, the Al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad group, confirmed the death of its rocket launch unit commander Ali Hassan Ghali.Ghali, who was also a member of the group’s military council, is the fourth Islamic Jihad leader killed in the recent wave of Israeli airstrikes.Wives and children of Islamic Jihad leaders have also been killed in the attacks.The Israeli army has said the airstrikes are part of its Operation Shield and Arrow, an offensive launched after rockets were fired from Gaza following the death of a Palestinian inmate who was on a hunger strike in an Israeli prison.According to Palestinian figures, at least 130 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces since the start of this year. At least 19 Israelis have also been killed in separate attacks during the same period.
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