Israeli air attacks hit Gaza, escalation fears after Jenin raid

Israel has launched multiple air attacks on the blockaded Gaza Strip a day after Israeli forces killed nine Palestinians – including an elderly woman – in the Jenin refugee camp, marking one of the deadliest raids in the occupied West Bank by Israel’s military in years.

According to Al Jazeera, Israeli warplanes had hit Al-Maghazi refugee camp in the centre of the territory with at least 13 strikes in the early hours of Friday.

The Al-Zaitoun neighbourhood in the south of Gaza city was also hit, as well as an open area east of Beit Hanoun, in northern Gaza.

The Israeli army said the air attacks on Gaza – one of the most densely populated areas in the world with 2.1 million residents – followed after two rockets were fired towards Israel at about midnight.

Source: Al Jazeera