IDF aircraft on Tuesday early evening struck a Gaza rocket crew on its way to fire on Israel.
The airstrike, part of Operation Shield and Arrow, occurred near the southern Gaza city of Khan Yunis.
Pictures and reports on social media indicated that the crew was struck while traveling in a car.
Photos of a destroyed car were posted on social media, including estimates that two Palestinians, members of the crew, were killed.
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Israel expects Palestinian Islamic Jihad to retaliate with rockets
Despite the airstrike, Israel is expecting Gaza terror groups, especially Palestinian Islamic Jihad to fire a significant round of rockets at Israel.
An IAF aircraft strikes a Palestinian Islamic Jihad anti-tank base in Gaza (IDF SPOKESPERSON’S UNIT)
This follows the IDF’s overnight strike of three top Palestinian Islamic Jihad commanders.
Since then, Israel has been walking on eggshells nearly all day Tuesday waiting for the expected response, and in particular, whether Hamas will join in.
If Hamas joins in a serious way, the conflict could be extended longer than the multiple rounds Israel has had with Islamic Jihad, which have all ended in less than 72 hours.
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