ISRAEL says it has hit sites used by the Palestine Islamic Jihad (PIJ) group after more than 150 rockets were fired at Israel.
Israel has carried out fresh strikes on targets in Gaza following the killing of one of its leaders.
Violence escalated after Israel killed PIJ commander Baha Abu al-Ata. Four more Palestinians were also killed, the BBC is reporting.
One Israeli man was injured by a rocket, sources said.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) carried out waves of attacks throughout the day on what it said were PIJ targets.
According to the BBC, among the sites the IDF said it hit was what it called a “terror tunnel”, which it said the PIJ planned to use to attack Israeli civilians.
It said it also hit training compounds and weapons factories and storage facilities, the BBC reported.
Three Palestinians were killed in air strikes in northern Gaza, one of which targeted a group preparing to launch a rocket, Israel said.
