Tensions have soared along the Gaza Strip after the deadliest single raid in the territory in over two decades.
Soaring tensions cast shadow ahead of planned visit to the region of U.S. Secretary of StatePalestinians burned tires and waved the Palestinian flag during a protest against an Israeli military raid in the Jenin refugee camp, along the border fence with Israel, east of Gaza City on Thursday.
Thursday's deadly raid in the Jenin refugee camp was likely to reverberate on Friday as Palestinians gather for weekly Muslim prayers that are often followed by protests. Hamas, the Islamic militant group that controls Gaza, had earlier threatened revenge for the raid. The Israeli strikes early Friday targeted training sites for Palestinian militant groups, the military said. Witnesses and local media reported that Israeli drones fired two missiles at a Hamas militant base before fighter jets struck it, causing four large explosions.
The PA last cut security co-ordination with Israel in 2020, over Netanyahu's drive to annex the occupied West Bank, which would make a future Palestinian state all but impossible. "We want to see them move back in the other direction," she said. "They need to engage with each other." The Palestinian Health Ministry identified the 61-year-old woman killed as Magda Obaid, and the Israeli military said it was looking into reports of her death.
Israel's new national security minister, far-right politician Itamar Ben-Gvir, who seeks to grant legal immunity to Israeli soldiers who shoot Palestinians, posted a video of himself beaming triumphantly and congratulating security forces.
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