Israeli and Palestinian militants open fire fifth day Islamic Jihad fired dozens more rockets Saturday as the Israeli military bombed targets inside the Gaza Strip.

No casualties reported yet Gaza Saturday or Israel.But be warned about flammable conditions occupied west bankIsraeli forces then raided the Balata refugee camp near the northern city of Nablus, sparking a firefight that left two Palestinians dead.

The Palestinian Ministry of Health identified the two as Said Mesha, 32, and Adnan Araj, 19. AAt least three other Palestinians were injured in the attackthe latest in the near-daily Israeli arrests of suspected militants in the territory.

At the same time, it is hoped that a imminent ceasefire It said relations between Israel and Palestinian Islamic Jihad were weakening after the Israeli military bombed an apartment belonging to Islamic Jihad commander Mohammad Abu Atta on Saturday, which included rocket launchers among other targets.

islamic jihadist militants A barrage of rockets was fired into southern Israel, instructing tens of thousands of Israelis to stay near safe rooms and bomb shelters. Hundreds of residents near the border were evacuated to hotels further north. Two shepherds in their 40s were seriously wounded and another slightly injured when shrapnel hit Shokeda, a farming community in the south, Israeli medics said.

Islamic Jihad has promised further attacks. “As assassinations and bombings of apartments and safe houses continue, the Palestinian resistance will resume rocket fire…to emphasize the continuation of the confrontation,” the group said.

Israeli officials told the media that Egypt-led efforts to broker a ceasefire are still ongoing, but Israel has ruled out the conditions put forward by Islamic Jihad in the talks. Israel has said only that quiet will be met with quiet, and Islamic Jihad has reportedly been urging Israel to agree to a halt to targeted assassinations, among other demands.if rocket missile Israeli officials told local media that “attacks (on Gaza) will continue and intensify.” Continue from Gaza.

Hostilities broke out on Tuesday When Israel targeted and killed three senior Islamic Jihad commanders, they were said to be responsible for firing rockets into the country last week. At least 10 civilians were killed in the initial attack, including women, children and unrelated neighbors, which drew condemnation from the region.

Israel has launched more airstrikes over the past few days, killing other senior Islamic Jihad commanders and destroying their command centers and rocket launch sites. Israel killed Iyad al-Hassani on Fridayan Islamic Jihad commander who replaced a leader of the group’s military operation who was killed in an airstrike on Tuesday.

The Palestinian Ministry of Health reported that 33 Palestinians killed – six of them children – more than 147 people were injured.

Palestinians ventured out Saturday to assess the damage caused by Israeli warplanes and salvage what they can. A man carefully removes documents from under the rubble. Another person removed a mattress.

Four houses in a densely populated neighborhood were reduced to ashes in the pre-dawn attack. The Israeli military said the targeted houses belonged to or were used by Islamic jihadist militants. Residents denied the army’s claims and said they did not know why their homes were targeted.

“We don’t have a rocket launch pad at all. It’s a residential area,” Awni Obaid said next to the ruins of his three-storey house in the central town of Deir Barah.

Islamic Jihad retaliated by firing a thousand rockets into southern and central Israel. On Friday, the group escalated its attacks and fired rockets at Jerusalem, sounding air raid sirens in Israeli settlements south of the disputed capital.

Most of the rockets missed or were intercepted by Israel’s Iron Dome air defense system. But on Thursday, a rocket pierced a missile defense system and sliced ​​through a house in the central city of Rehovot, killing an 80-year-old woman and wounding several others.

With the de facto government responsible for the harsh conditions in the blockaded Gaza Strip, Hamas Recently tried to cover up its conflict with Israel.Islamic Jihad, on the other hand, is a more ideological and unruly militant group that has spearheaded In the past few rounds of fighting with Israel.

On Saturday, Israel’s balata refugee camp Shift the focus of the conflict back to the long-simmering West Bank. Israeli forces surrounded a militant hideout, residents said, sharing footage of a massive explosion that billowed smoke from the crowded camp.