Nine Palestinians and an Israeli have been killed over the course of the last 48 hours.
Following the deaths of two Palestinians in an Israeli airstrike on Gaza last week, Hamas authorised a retaliatory rocket barrage of three military bases along the border, injuring an Israeli soldier. The next day, March 19th ,two Palestinian teenagers were shot dead by Israeli soldiers. Both teenagers were unarmed when they were shot.
On Monday Israel carried out a sustained series of airstrikes and incursions which so far have killed 9 people, including at least 2 children, and wounded 18. According to initial reports, a grandfather and his two grandsons were killed while out playing football after an Israeli tank opened fire on them. Israeli airstrikes also targeted Hamas security compounds and police training schools.
Today, in what appears to be response to the attacks, a bomb exploded at a bus stop in central Jerusalem killing one person and wounding around 30 others. While not claiming responsibility for the attack, militant group Islamic Jihad called for Palestinians to make efforts to "respond to the crimes against our people".
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