Israel Launches Air Raids on Gaza After Intercepting Rocket Fire

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The Israeli military said it struck Gaza early on Thursday after intercepting Palestinian rocket fire earlier in the evening, saying it targeted a rocket production workshop run by the Palestinian militant group Hamas. No casualties were reported on either side.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the airstrikes also targeted an alleged chemical production site, saying that it would hold Hamas accountable for any rocket fire coming from Gaza.
Shortly after an Israeli raid into the Jenin refugee camp resulted in the deaths of ten Palestinians — most of whom were reportedly fighters — last week, Gaza militants and Israel broke months of cross-border calm by exchanging rockets and airstrikes.
The exchange also comes as the Israeli government considers toughening its treatment of Palestinian prisoners following calls by its highly controversial religious nationalist National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to do so.
Amid the rise in violence — including an attack by a Palestinian gunman taking place in East Jerusalem last week — US Sec. of State Antony Blinken has called for de-escalation, saying that he had heard "deep concern about the current trajectory” during recent meetings.
Israel has expanded its operations in the West Bank following a series of deadly attacks by Palestinians in Israel last year, reportedly resulting in the deaths of 35 Palestinian militants and civilians in January alone.

Pro-Israel narrative, as provided by The Times of Israel. These airstrikes show that Israel's defense establishment is prepared to take any action needed to ensure peace for its citizens. Though such a response to Thursday's Jenin raid was already anticipated, connecting events between Gaza and the West Bank is a dangerous precedent that threatens the very existence of the State of Israel.
Pro-Palestine narrative, as provided by Middle East Eye. This is the latest attack that Israeli occupation forces carried out this year, including a deadly raid in Jenin and another airstrike on the Gaza Strip, after they killed more Palestinians last year than in any other calendar year since the Second Intifada. It is Israel that's becoming even more violent while maintaining its 15-year-old unlawful siege of Gaza.