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Israeli jets and fighter planes have struck “over 90 Hamas and Islamic Jihad terror targets” throughout Gaza, the Israeli Air Force (IAF) said early on Sunday, as the Palestinian health ministry said the raids killed at least seven people in the strip.
“Over the last day, the IAF struck approximately 40 rocket launch sites aimed towards central and southern Israel,” the IAF said on Twitter.
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In response to continuous rocket fire at Israeli territory, over the last 24 hours, IAF fighter jets and aircraft struck over 90 Hamas and Islamic Jihad terror targets throughout the Gaza Strip. pic.twitter.com/PZwn152FWH
— Israeli Air Force (@IAFsite) May 16, 2021
The IAF confirmed it had targeted the home of Hamas’ top leader Yahya Sinwar and two other officials of the group.
Meanwhile, an Al Arabiya correspondent cited the health ministry as saying that the death toll from Israeli airstrikes on Gaza rose to 144 with at least seven people having been killed in the latest raids.
Dozens of civilians are reportedly injured, according to official reports.
The Israeli airstrikes destroyed several buildings and main roads that lead to the Shifa hospital, the largest hospital in Gaza treating hundreds of injured residents.
On Saturday, Israel targeted a 12-storey building housing the Gaza offices of The Associated Press and other news outlets.
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