A ceasefire in Gaza took effect Sunday in a bid to end nearly three days of violence that has killed dozens of Palestinians.
The Associated PressThe flare-up between Israel and Islamic Jihand was the worst fighting between Israel and Gaza militant groups since Israel and Hamas fought an 11-day war last year, and adds to the destruction and misery that have plagued blockaded Gaza for years.
A resident is seen amid the rubble of their destroyed home following Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City on Sunday. Mansour, the Islamic Jihad commander for southern Gaza, was in the apartment of a member of the group when the missile struck, flattening the three-storey building and badly damaging nearby houses.
The airstrike also killed two other militants and five civilians, according to authorities in Gaza. A senior Israeli military officer said Israel had hit Mansour and a few commanders with him. He said the army did not know exactly how many civilians were killed but he denied it was five. Israel has said it took action against the militant group because of concrete threats of an imminent attack, but has not provided details. Caretaker Prime Minister Yair Lapid, who is an experienced diplomat but untested in overseeing a war, unleashed the offensive less than three months before a general election in which he is campaigning to keep the job.
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