JERUSALEM: Israeli aircraft hit what the military said were Islamic Jihad sites in the Gaza Strip and Syria late on Sunday, after the Palestinian militant group fired a barrage of rockets at Israel. Islamic Jihad, which along with allied group Hamas has fought three wars with Israel in Gaza since 2008, operates in both territories. The Israeli military said it had struck “dozens” of Islamic Jihad targets throughout Gaza. More than a dozen were intercepted by the Jewish state’s Iron Dome missile defence system, the Israeli army said. Islamic Jihad identified the dead man as Mohammed al-Naem, 27, a member of its armed wing.

Source: New Strait Times February 24, 2020 00:33 UTC