What did Israeli raids target in Gaza, Damascus?

ANHA's correspondent in Gaza said that the Israeli army launched a series of large-scale air strikes on the north, south and center of the Gaza Strip, in response to the firing of dozens of rocket-propelled grenades at settlements and Israeli military positions near the Gaza Strip.

He added that in conjunction with the air strikes on Gaza, which caused a number of casualties among the citizens, the Israeli army announced the attack on Islamic Jihad targets in Damascus, and two elements of the Jihad movement were killed as a result of these raids.

On Monday morning, the Israeli army closed the main roads and axes in cities and towns adjacent to Gaza, ordered the suspension of train traffic near the Gaza Strip, and closed the Erez crossing with the Gaza Strip.

Earlier yesterday evening, Israeli media reported that the security meeting chaired by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, with senior army commanders at the Israeli General Staff headquarters in Tel Aviv, had given the army the "decision to respond broadly to the firing of rocket-propelled grenades from Gaza.

"On Sunday evening, the " Saraya al-Quds" claimed responsibility for firing dozens of rocket-propelled grenades at Israeli military positions and settlements near the Gaza Strip, in response to the killing of one of its solders yesterday morning on the southern border of Gaza.

In a brief statement, she threatened to "respond to any aggression

"Observers estimate that Saraya al-Quds will respond to the killing of its elements in Damascus, and that the security situation between Gaza and Israel may roll into a round of large-scale military escalation, despite the keenness of both sides not to slide into it, as there are eight days remaining on the Israeli elections, and Netanyahu and The Minister of the Army, Nittali Bennett, will be careful not to going to any open confrontation with the Gaza Strip may affect the conduct of the elections.

M.M

ANHA