Israel's onslaught on Gaza kills at least 24 as West Bank violence simmers

Israel closes Gaza’s main commercial trade route as it unleashed new air strikes on Palestinians in the enclave

Since sundown Monday when the cross-border fighting erupted, 24 Palestinians – including nine children – were killed in Gaza, most by air strikes, Gaza health officials said. The Israeli military claimed 15 of the dead were militants.

It set off air raid sirens throughout Jerusalem, and explosions could be heard in what was believed to be the first time the city had been hit since a 2014 war. "As a part of operations, a military armoured vehicle belonging to the occupying forces in northern Gaza was hit and a rocket attack was carried out on Jerusalem," the Joint Chamber of Military Operations for Palestinian Factions said in a statement on Tuesday.and the occupied territories, it said.

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