Israel airstrikes kill Islamic Jihad commander in Gaza
Detecting military regrouping, Israel’s air force struck this afternoon several Islamic Jihad targets in Gaza and killed the head of its northern district command.
The Israeli army launched airstrikes on Gaza against Islamic Jihad targets Friday evening, killing one of the group's commanders.
Local health officials in Gaza said at least eight others had been killed in the strikes — including a 5-year-old child — and over 50 wounded.
Thousands of Israelis living in villages and towns near the Gaza border were instructed to stay home while the Israel Defense Forces launched the series of airstrikes.
Tensions have escalated over the past four days following the arrest in the West Bank of Islamic Jihad senior official Bassem Saadi. Since then, the group has threatened Israel it intends to act against it. It now seems that the group was planning to launch rockets at the south of Israel.
