Israel has eliminated another Palestinian Islamic Jihad military leader in a new attack in the Gaza Strip that also claimed two more lives, according to local authorities.
Despite rumors of a possible ceasefire, rockets from Gaza over southern Israel and Israeli air strikes against Islamic Jihad targets in the Palestinian enclave continue. According to the latest figures, 13 rockets and several mortar shells were fired from Gaza this morning, causing limited material damage and no casualties. In contrast, attacks on the Strip continued throughout the morning on Jihad positions and rocket launch sites.
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, quoted by the media, instructed the army to prepare "a series of further operations" on the Strip and to be ready for more launches from Gaza. According to Israeli public radio, a delegation is arriving from Egypt to discuss a possible truce, the terms of which are yet to be defined.
And on this issue, the foreign ministers of France, Germany, Jordan and Egypt have called for an end to the violence between Israel and the militants in Gaza, who have been exchanging heavy fire for three days. "The carnage must end now," German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said after hosting talks with her counterparts. Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi also said that "negative developments must end, peace must be revived."
Meanwhile, the Israeli military spokesman reported that four Palestinian civilians, including a 10-year-old girl, were killed yesterday by defective rockets fired by Islamic Jihad from Gaza to Israel and fell in the Strip. According to the spokesman, more than a hundred rockets fell in the Strip yesterday. Gaza meanwhile updated to 25 Palestinians dead in two days of fighting, 80 wounded.
