Gaza's Health Ministry has shortly announced that 12 more Palestinians have been killed on Wednesday, as the Gaza death toll rose to 24, due to the continued Israeli airstrikes against Gaza.
Israel announced yesterday the killing of a senior Islamic Jihad commander, killing him alongside his wife.
The ministry also said that 150 Palestinians have been wounded since Tuesday.
The international organizations condemned the escalating Israeli aggression against the unarmed Palestinian people, decrying public executions, which claimed the lives of many victims.
On his part, Israel's newly-appointed Defense Minister Naftali Bennett said that his country will not hesitate to target more Gaza militants.
He added that Israel is sending a clear message to its enemies: "Whoever plans to attack us during the day, will never be safe through the night."
The message comes a day after the recent airstrike that resulted in the killing of a senior jihadist commander.
Bennett took office on Tuesday to fortify Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's political base. Bennett has long advocated tougher action against Palestinian militants.
It is worth mentioning that Israel launched deadly airstrikes against commanders of Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad early Tuesday.
The Israeli military said that more than 250 rockets have been fired from Gaza against Israeli communities since the latest violence erupted.
Schools remained closed in Israeli communities near the Gaza border and restrictions on public gatherings continued as rockets rained down in lesser ferocity than during the relentless barrage the previous day.
Rocket fire from Gaza reached as far north as Tel Aviv, and two people were wounded by debris. No deaths were caused by the Palestinian militant rockets, mostly thanks to Israel’s Iron Dome defense system, which the military said intercepted some 90% of the projectiles.
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