Israel carries out fresh attacks on Gaza for 2nd day
Ruba Shabit
Press TV, Gaza
The Israeli military has carried out fresh airstrikes on the Gaza Strip for the second consecutive day, killing 13 Palestinians and injuring many more.
The Palestinian Islamic Jihad resistance movement says one of its members is among the victims during Wednesday attacks. Palestinian groups say they have fired 20 Grad rockets at the Israeli cities of Ashkelon and Sderot. Earlier on Wednesday, similar rocket attacks set off sirens in Israeli towns near the Gaza Strip. The Palestinian Information Center quoted the Israeli military as saying that 360 rockets have been fired from Gaza since yesterday. Following the attacks, Israel declared a state of emergency for 48 hours in an area 80 kilometers from the Gaza Strip.
The tensions are escalating as the UN mediator visits Cairo for de-escalation talks. Palestinian resistance groups say it is still too early to talk about a ceasefire.
The escalation follows Israel’s assassination of a top Islamic Jihad commander in Gaza. Meanwhile, Palestinian lawmakers in the Israeli Knesset have been expelled from a session. That’s after they criticized the Israeli prime minister for the deadly aggression against Gaza, calling it a war crime.
The death toll of the Palestinians is still on the rise as Israel keeps on its attacks on the impoverished enclave. Palestinian groups say they will not sit idle and will give a firm response to the ongoing aggression.
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