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people in shelters all over the country Coordinated attack from Gaza after Israel destroyed a 12 story building

Senior Islamic Jihad commander killed in IDF airstrike Military identifies militant as head of terrorist organization's rocket unit Samih al-Mamluk; two other senior members also killed in attack; group vows retaliation against Israel The IDF and Shin Bet domestic security agency announced on Tuesday that a senior commander of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terrorist group in the Gaza Strip has been assassinated in a joint operation.

The 13-storey building was attacked an hour and a half after residents and local people were warned to evacuate, Reuters news agency reports. Israel's military says it is targeting militants in Gaza in response to earlier rocket attacks. At least 30 people have died in some of the worst violence in years. The international community has urged both sides to end the escalation, which follows days of unrest in Jerusalem. Militants had already fired more than 400 rockets since Monday night, killing two Israelis. Health officials in Gaza report that 28 Palestinians there were killed by Israeli air strikes.

[Tags: Israel, Terrorism, Israeli Arabs] [Police officers protect a synagogue in Ramle during the Ramadan Riots. May 10, 2021] Muslim mobs attacked Jewish targets in the city of Lod on Monday night, in an apparent show of solidarity with Hamas in the Gaza Strip, leaving behind scenes reminiscent of Nazi Germany in the 1930s. As part of the attacks, the rioters pillaged synagogues, ransacked the houses of prayer and desecrated the Torah scrolls. In addition, they attacked Jewish schools in the city... Mayor of Lod Yair Revivo stated Tuesday that it was a "sad morning for all of us in...