Altogether, eight people have been killed in the air attack on Gaza. This is what the health authorities in the Gaza Strip say to the Israeli newspaper Haaretz. A spokesperson for the Israeli defense estimated that 15 members of the Islamic Jihad group were killed in the attack. They call the attack preventive. In other words, there is varying information about the death toll. Prime Minister Yair Lapid and Defense Minister Benny Gantz met before the attack to get a briefing on the security situation in Gaza. – To our enemies, and to the leaders of Hamas and Islamic Jihad, I say clearly – they have run out of time, Gantz is said to have said at the start of the meeting, according to Haaretz. – My government will not allow terrorist organizations to set their agenda in the Gaza Strip and threaten Israeli citizens, says Lapid according to Haaretz. At least 40 people are said to be injured after the Israeli air attack on Gaza. Photo: MOHAMMED ABED / AFP After the attack, Islamic Jihad sent out a message, in which they confirm that one of the group’s leaders, Tayseer al-Jabari ‘Abu Mahmud, has been killed. Subsequently, the death toll has risen to seven dead, and in addition at least 40 people are said to have been injured. One of those killed is a five-year-old girl, the jihadist group claims. Islamic Jihad’s general secretary shows no signs that the group will give up, despite the attack on one of their leaders. – This is a day where the goal is to win, and our enemies must understand that there will be war without anyone surrendering, says Ziad al-Nakhala. Today’s attack is part of an offensive that has been named “Dawn Rising”, where the aim is to crack down on Islamic Jihad. – We are not done yet, says a spokesperson for the Israeli army, according to the AFP news agency. Many have turned up to help in the relief work after the deadly attack. Photo: MAHMUD HAMS / AFP
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