Israel launches airstrikes on Gaza Strip after Hamas rocket attacks
by Oliver Holmes in Jerusalem and Peter Beaumont from World news | The Guardian on (#5HNS5)
Gaza health ministry says nine Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes after Palestinian groups fired rockets into Israel
Tensions between Israel and the Palestinians escalated dramatically on Monday as militant groups in Gaza fired rockets into Israel and Israel responded with strikes on the Palestinian coastal territory following a police raid on the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem that left hundreds injured.
The rocket attacks were launched just minutes after the passing of a Hamas-issued ultimatum for Israel to withdraw security forces from both the Jerusalem compound that is home to the al-Aqsa mosque and the Old City's Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood.
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