The Israeli military said at least 16 of the dead were militants. During the same period, Gaza militants fired hundreds of rockets toward Israel, killing two Israeli civilians and wounding 10 others. Meanwhile, the Israeli military announced it has killed a senior commander of the Islamic Jihad militant group in Gaza on Tuesday. The military said other senior militants in the organization were also killed in the same strike. An Egyptian intelligence official told the Associated Press on Tuesday that Egypt is engaged in "intensive" talks with Israel and Gaza militants on reaching a cease-fire to end the latest round of violence.

Source: Fox News May 11, 2021 15:22 UTC