Israel pummeled Gaza City with airstrikes early Monday as violence in the region entered its second week. The Israeli military said targets included tunnels used by Hamas and homes belonging to several commanders of the militant group that rules Gaza. Monday’s violence followed comments Sunday by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he was not planning any “immediate” end to deadly airstrikes on Gaza. He spoke the same day that Israeli jet fighters flattened three buildings and killed at least 42 people, the deadliest single attack in the latest round of violence between Israel and Hamas. On Sunday morning, Hamas launched rockets from civilian areas in Gaza toward Israeli civilian areas.

Source: Daily Nation May 17, 2021 12:45 UTC