Amid the escalation of violence in the region and the death of at least 33 Palestinians in Gaza and one Israeli, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) fired rockets at Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, and Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank on Friday, CNN reported.
The Health Ministry in Gaza said a total of 28 people have been killed since the fighting erupted. Among the dead were at least nine Islamic Jihad militants, 10 civilians and nine others, including four whom Israel says were killed in failed rocket launches, whose affiliation remained uncert
The southern Gaza Strip neighbourhood of Khan Younis was the focus of the strike conducted early hours of Thursday, targeting a commander of a rocket unit, Al Jazeera reported quoting Israeli forces.
Overnight the IDF attacked targets in the Gaza Strip, including an underground tunnel, a site for storing weapons, military compounds and a military base of the terrorist organization Hamas.
Following a night of heavy air strikes in Gaza, the Israeli forces and Palestinian groups have agreed to a 'reciprocal and simultaneous' ceasefire, reported Al Jazeera.
Pope Francis in his Easter address at the Vatican on Sunday prayed for both Russians and Ukrainians and called for a resumption of dialogue between Israelis and Palestinians, reported DW News.
Israel carried out artillery strikes in southern Syria, in response to six rockets that were launched from its Islamic neighbour, The Times of Israel reported citing Israel Defence Force.
Amid a fresh upward spiral of violence after Israeli forces struck Gaza and Lebanon on Thursday night, the tensions in the region continue to escalate. In the latest incident, Israel's military broke up a group of Palestinian worshippers near Al Aqsa Mosque today, Al Jazeera reported.
Notably, the draft resolution 'Israeli practices affecting the human rights of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem' was adopted by a recorded vote on Friday, with 87 votes in favour, 26 against and 53 abstentions, including India.
Tel Aviv [Israel], October 9 (ANI): The Israeli army said on Sunday that an Israeli soldier was shot and killed in an overnight attack at a checkpoint in east Jerusalem.