WEST BANK – Militants in Gaza have fired more than 20 rockets into Israel after the death of a Palestinian prisoner who had been on hunger strike in an Israeli jail.
Three foreign workers were injured in the rocket attack, which came after Israeli tanks shelled Gaza in response to an earlier salvo of rockets.
The Israeli military said it launched strikes on Gaza on Tuesday evening.
The prisoner, Khader Adnan, was a senior figure in Islamic Jihad who had been charged with terrorism offences.
Israeli authorities said he refused medical care during his 87-day strike.
But one of his lawyers accused them of medical negligence and the Palestinian prime minister described his death as a “deliberate assassination”.
An umbrella group representing militant groups in Gaza, including Islamic Jihad, said the rocket fire was “an initial response to this heinous crime”. (BBC)
