Israel Goes After Hamas Commanders as It Vows to Press On

Hamas keeps up rocket fire as its star rises domestically
About 200 killed in Gaza, 10 in Israel as fighting rages on

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By Amy Teibel, Fadwa Hodali, and Saud Abu Ramadan

May 17, 2021 at 6:52 AM UTC

Updated on

May 17, 2021 at 2:45 PM UTC

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Israel intensified its attacks on high-ranking militant commanders in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip as well as the group’s network of underground tunnels, as the onslaught entered its second week despite international calls for a halt.

The Israeli military reported that a top commander in Islamic Jihad, Gaza’s second-largest militant group, was killed in heavy aerial and artillery attacks on Monday, which Israel characterized as strikes on terrorist infrastructure and weapons storage locations. Hamas continued to rain rocket fire on civilian targets in Israel.