Israeli air strike kills missile commander in Gaza

A pre-dawn Israeli aerial onslaught connected an flat successful the Gaza Strip has killed a apical Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) commandant and 1 different person.

A warplane attacked an flat connected the 5th level of a gathering successful Hamad Residential City, adjacent Khan Younis successful the southbound of the strip.

Wednesday saw militants successful Gaza firing much than 460 rockets astatine Israel.

The Israeli subject deed much than 130 militant targets successful Gaza, successful the heaviest warring successful 9 months.

Palestinian aesculapian sources estimation the decease toll from warring this week is present astatine slightest 24, including 3 different PIJ commanders.

Several radical were wounded successful Israel rushing to shelters arsenic the rockets were fired from Gaza.

The equipped helping of the PIJ confirmed that the caput of its rocket unit, Ali Hassan Ghali, besides known arsenic Abu Muhammad, had died successful Thursday morning's attack.

The PIJ is the 2nd biggest militant radical successful Gaza aft Hamas, and it has sworn to avenge the deaths of Palestinians killed.

On Wednesday night, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that Israel's run was not over.

"We person deed Islamic Jihad with the astir important stroke it has ever suffered," helium said, referring to the sidesplitting of the 3 PIJ commanders connected Tuesday.

An umbrella organisation representing equipped factions successful Gaza earlier warned that "if Israel increases its aggression, acheronian days await it".