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Live UpdateFrom the Liveblog of Wednesday, May 10, 2023
IDF targets Islamic Jihad rocket launch sites as it renews Gaza strikes
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent.
Smoke rises above the Gaza Strip following an Israeli airstrike, May 10, 2023. (Screenshot: Twitter)
The Israel Defense Forces says it is targeting Islamic Jihad rocket launching sites in Gaza.
Images show smoke rising from the area.
Heavy air strikes now#Gaza pic.twitter.com/STFnfetrNo
— Belal Aldabbour (@Belalmd12) May 10, 2023
The strikes come more than a day after the Israel Defense Forces launched an operation against the Palestinian Islamic Jihad and assassinated three senior members of the terror group in simultaneous airstrikes across the Gaza Strip, days after a short-lived but fiery flareup of violence set the restive region on edge.
