Air Strikes, Rocket Attacks Push Israel, Gaza Into Second Day of Fighting

Air Strikes, Rocket Attacks Push Israel, Gaza Into Second Day of Fighting
Flame and smoke rise during an Israeli air strike in Gaza City on Aug. 6, 2022. Mohammed Salem/Reuters
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GAZA/JERUSALEM—Israeli air strikes pounded Gaza while the Islamic Jihad terrorist group fired hundreds of rockets into Israel on Saturday as a cross-border clash continued into a second day.

Hamas, the Islamist terrorist group which controls the enclave, said the children were among the dead from a blast close to the Jabalya refugee camp and blamed Israel. The Israeli military denied it was responsible, saying the explosion was caused by a failed Islamic Jihad rocket launch.