Israeli warplanes strike house in Gaza amid tension

By Mohammed Majed
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Israeli fighter jets struck a house in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday amid rising tensions in the Palestinian territories.
The house in Khan Hounis city was totally destroyed in the strike, eyewitnesses said.
No injuries were reported in the attack.
At least 21 Palestinians were killed and 64 others injured in a series of Israeli airstrikes on Gaza, according to the Health Ministry. Three leaders of Islamic Jihad group, their wives and children were among those killed in the attacks.
The Israeli army said its airstrikes on Gaza were part of its Operation Shield and Arrow in response to rocket fire from Gaza following the death of a Palestinian hunger striker in an Israeli prison last week.
According to Palestinian figures, at least 130 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire since the start of this year. Nineteen Israelis have also been killed in separate attacks during the same period.
*Writing by Ikram Kouachi