Children react following an Israeli air strike in Gaza City on August 6, 2022. - Israel hit Gaza with air strikes and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group retaliated with a barrage of rocket fire, in the territory's worst escalation of violence since a war last year. Israel has said it was forced to launch a "pre-emptive" operation against Islamic Jihad, insisting the group was planning an imminent attack following days of tensions along the Gaza border. (Photo by MOHAMMED ABED / AFP) / The erroneous mention[s] appearing in the metadata of this photo by MOHAMMED ABED has been modified in AFP systems in the following manner: [GAZA CITY] instead of [KHAN YUNIS]. Please immediately remove the erroneous mention[s] from all your online services and delete it (them) from your servers. If you have been authorized by AFP to distribute it (them) to third parties, please ensure that the same actions are carried out by them. Failure to promptly comply with these instructions will entail liability on your part for any continued or post notification usage. Therefore we thank you very much for all your attention and prompt action. We are sorry for the inconvenience this notification may cause and remain at your disposal for any further information you may require.
Locuitori din Gaza City au declarat că încă cinci blocuri de apartamente au fost lovite sau distruse, în cea de-a doua zi de atacuri aeriene israeliene. Ministerul Sănătăţii din Gaza a anunţat că până acum au murit 14 palestinieni, alţi peste 120 fiind răniţi. Armata israeliană a transmis că se confruntă cu o ameninţare directă din partea organizaţiei Jihadul Islamic din Gaza şi că operaţiunile militare ar putea dura o săptămână. La rândul lor, militanţii au jurat să îl răzbune pe unul dintre liderii lor, ucis noaptea trecută în cursul unui atac israelian. De atunci, ei au lansat aproape 200 de rachete spre Israel, majoritatea interceptate de sistemele de apărare antiaeriană. Ca răspuns, forţele israeliene au atacat ceea ce au descris drept locuri de lansare a rachetelor palestiniene. Cel mai important, însă, organizaţia Hamas – puternica grupare militantă care guvernează în Gaza – nu s-a implicat în confruntări./opopescu/gpodea
