The Israeli military campaign against Islamic Jihad went into its second day Saturday evening with continued airstrikes on what it said were militant targets in Gaza. Late Saturday evening, four children were among seven people killed in an explosion in Jabaliya in northern Gaza, Palestinian Health Ministry spokesman Midhat Abbas told CNN. In a subsequent statement, the Israeli army said the explosion was the result of a failed militant rocket launch. By Saturday evening, the Israeli army said more than 450 rockets and mortars had been launched from Gaza. During the operation, a 17-year-old Palestinian linked to Islamic Jihad was shot dead in an exchange of gunfire with Israeli soldiers, according to the Israeli military.

Source: CNN August 06, 2022 18:12 UTC