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Israel strikes Gaza in response to rocket fire

Palestinian militants on Saturday fired over 200 rockets into Israel, drawing dozens of retaliatory airstrikes on targets across the Gaza Strip. Four Palestinians were killed, while three Israelis were wounded by rocket fire.

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Published : May 5, 2019, 8:29 AM IST

Gaza City: Israeli airstrikes continued to target buildings in Gaza City overnight on Saturday and into Sunday morning.

Israeli airstrikes

At one structure, located next to a building that houses various media organisations, a warning rocket was fired, followed by a series of explosions a few minutes later.

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Palestinian militants on Saturday fired over 200 rockets into Israel, drawing dozens of retaliatory airstrikes on targets across the Gaza Strip.

Saturday's intense fighting broke a month-long lull between the bitter enemies.

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Four Palestinians, including a pregnant mother and her baby daughter, were killed, while three Israelis, including an 80-year-old woman, were wounded by rocket fire.

The fighting came as leaders from Hamas, the militant group that rules Gaza, and the smaller armed faction Islamic Jihad, were in Cairo for talks with Egyptian mediators aimed at preventing a fraying ceasefire from collapsing altogether.

Gaza City: Israeli airstrikes continued to target buildings in Gaza City overnight on Saturday and into Sunday morning.

Israeli airstrikes

At one structure, located next to a building that houses various media organisations, a warning rocket was fired, followed by a series of explosions a few minutes later.

Also Read: Sri Lanka: Explosives found buried in mosque's backyard

Palestinian militants on Saturday fired over 200 rockets into Israel, drawing dozens of retaliatory airstrikes on targets across the Gaza Strip.

Saturday's intense fighting broke a month-long lull between the bitter enemies.

Also Read: 9 soldiers killed in terror attack in Libya

Four Palestinians, including a pregnant mother and her baby daughter, were killed, while three Israelis, including an 80-year-old woman, were wounded by rocket fire.

The fighting came as leaders from Hamas, the militant group that rules Gaza, and the smaller armed faction Islamic Jihad, were in Cairo for talks with Egyptian mediators aimed at preventing a fraying ceasefire from collapsing altogether.

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