Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip have killed a fourth militant commander and 2 other militants, a military spokesman says. According to Palestinian media reports, the strikes killed at least two people, including the commander.
The conflagration comes at a time of soaring tensions and spiking violence over the past year in the occupied West Bank.
Following intense fighting on Wednesday, when rockets rained down on southern and central Israel and airstrikes pounded Gaza, a state-run Egyptian TV station announced that Egypt, a frequent mediator between the sides, had brokered a cease-fire. “We say to the terrorists and those who send them: We see you everywhere. You can’t hide, and we choose the place and time to strike you,” he said, adding that Israel would also decide when calm is restored.
Israel has come under international criticism for the high civilian toll, which included wives of two of the militant commanders, some of their children and a dentist who lived in one of the targeted buildings along with his wife and son.
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