Gaza and Israel Bombings: 26 Palestinians and 2 Israelis Have Already Died
In the Gaza Strip, at least 26 Palestinians have already been killed by Israeli bombings. In Israel, 2 people were killed by rockets fired from Gaza. The two-way attacks continue after a very troubling day yesterday in East Jerusalem.
Hundreds of rockets have been fired from Gaza at southern Israel since 6 p.m. local time last night. In retaliation for Israel's "crimes and aggression," says Palestinian Islamist organization Hamas and Israeli security forces in and around Al-Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem, a holy place for Muslims. That other group, Jihad, also fires missiles at Israel.
Many of those missiles do not hit the target, but a few attacks have killed 2 Israelis. It concerns 2 women, and they died in 2 different places in the southern city of Ashkelon. In the same city, a...