Updates: Israel pounds Gaza; Palestinians respond with rockets

Gaza updates for August 5: Fear of escalation builds following Israel strike against Islamic Jihad leader.

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Smoke rises following Israeli airstrikes on a building in Gaza City [Hatem Moussa/AP Photo]
By Farah Najjar
Published On 5 Aug 2022

  • The Palestinian Islamic Jihad fired more than 100 rockets at Israel from the besieged Gaza Strip after Israel pounded the enclave with missile strikes, killing 10 people including a senior commander.

  • Earlier on Friday, Israel launched a series of attacks across the Gaza Strip, killing Taysir al-Jabari, a commander of the Al Quds Brigades, the military arm of Islamic Jihad.