Gaza death toll rises as Israel, Palestinian militants trade fireSmoke billows from the site of a reported Israeli strike in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on Saturday. (Photo: AFP)The death toll from violence in Gaza had risen to 24 on Sunday, including six children, as Israel pressed on with its bombardment of Palestinian militants who have retaliated with barrages of rockets. But Israel said it had "irrefutable" evidence that a stray rocket from Islamic Jihad militants had been responsible for the death of multiple children in Jabalia, northern Gaza, on Saturday. - Jerusalem -Islamic Jihad is aligned with Hamas, but often acts independently. A flare-up with Islamic Jihad came in 2019, following Israel's killing of Baha Abu al-Ata, Jabari's predecessor.
