GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories, Nov 13, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – An Israeli
strike in the northern Gaza Strip killed a Palestinian on Tuesday, Gaza’s
health ministry said, raising the death toll in the enclave to five in less
than 24 hours.
The Israeli military said its aircraft had fired towards a militant who
was part of a group launching projectiles at its territory, without
confirming the death.
Barrages of rocket and mortar fire into Israel and Israeli air strikes on
the Gaza Strip have threatened a new war between the two sides.
The ministry identified the man killed as Khaled al-Sultan, 26. Another
person was wounded, it said.
The Israeli military says it has hit around 150 targets in the Gaza Strip
since Monday afternoon, while nearly 400 rockets and mortar rounds have been
fired from Gaza at Israel.
The latest round of violence began on Sunday with a deadly Israeli special
forces operation inside the Gaza Strip that prompted Hamas to vow revenge.
Palestinian militants responded with rocket and mortar fire, as well as a
missile that hit a bus and severely wounded an Israeli soldier. Israel hit
back with major air strikes.
Israel and Hamas, the Islamist movement that runs the Gaza Strip, have
fought three wars since 2008.