ISRAELI FORCES STRIKE 9 ROCKET LAUNCH SITES THROUGHOUT GAZA

TEL AVIV: As tensions between Israel and Palestine continue to escalate, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said that they have struck nine rocket launch pads throughout Gaza on Tuesday.

The IDF also said it has struck the homes of 12 Hamas commanders in Gaza over the past day, including three on Tuesday morning, The Times of Israel reported. It said the three were on the home of “the deputy commander for the northern brigade in Gaza City,” the home of a “company commander” in Khan Younis and the home of another “company commander.” The commanders used their homes as command and operations centres, according to the IDF. Fresh rocket sirens were heard in the industrial park south of the city of Ashkelon and in the nearby communities of Netiv Ha’asara and Zikim.