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| Israel attacks Gaza targets after militant threat | Israel attacks Gaza targets after militant threat |
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| The PIJ is one of the main militant groups in Gaza | The PIJ is one of the main militant groups in Gaza |
| The Israeli military says it is attacking targets in the Gaza Strip in response to threats from a Palestinian militant group there. | The Israeli military says it is attacking targets in the Gaza Strip in response to threats from a Palestinian militant group there. |
| Five people, including a child and a leader of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), have been killed, Gaza's health ministry says. | |
| It follows days of tensions after Israel arrested a senior PIJ member in the occupied West Bank. | It follows days of tensions after Israel arrested a senior PIJ member in the occupied West Bank. |
| The Gaza-based PIJ had threatened to hit back by bombing central Israel. | |
| Shortly before the operation began, Israeli defence minister Benny Gantz issued a warning, saying: "To our enemies, and specifically to the leadership of [Gaza's rulers] Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, I would like to emphasise: your time is up. The threat [on this region] will be removed one way or another." | Shortly before the operation began, Israeli defence minister Benny Gantz issued a warning, saying: "To our enemies, and specifically to the leadership of [Gaza's rulers] Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, I would like to emphasise: your time is up. The threat [on this region] will be removed one way or another." |
| Israel's interior minister Ayelet Shaked told Israel's Channel 12 News: "We don't know how this will play out… but this could take time… This could be a lengthy round [of conflict] and a hard one", the Times of Israel reported. | |
| In recent days, Israel had taken heightened security measures for communities near its border with Gaza, closing roads and issuing warnings, saying the PIJ intended to attack civilians and soldiers. | |
| PIJ, which is backed by Iran, has its headquarters in Damascus, Syria, and is one of the strongest militant groups in Gaza. It has been responsible for many attacks, including rocket-fire and shootings against Israel. |