By Oliver Holmes in Jerusalem and Hazem Balousha in Gaza
Islamic Jihad fire 250 rockets at Israel from strip in heaviest fighting for months
Two days of Israeli airstrikes against Palestinian Islamic Jihad militants have killed 21 people in Gaza, in some of the heaviest fighting for months that resulted in widespread bombardment and more than 250 rockets launched from the strip.
Following a brief overnight lull, the violence restarted on Wednesday morning as Islamic Jihad launched further salvos and Israel vowed to retaliate with a round of attacks. The exchange began after Israel carried out two assassination attempts on Tuesday.
Source: Gaza death toll rises to 21 as Israel confronts militant rocket fire
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