Fire and smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in central Gaza Strip, Friday, Jan. 27, 2023. AP.
Gaza militants launched rockets and Israel conducted airstrikes amid heightened tensions in the West Bank.
The exchange of fire comes after Israeli forces carried out their deadliest raid on the West Bank in over two decades.
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- Palestinian militants launched five rockets at Israel early on Friday, three of which were intercepted by Israel's air defense.
- One rocket landed in an open area, while another fell short of its target and landed in Gaza.
- Israel said that its airstrikes targeted militant training areas and an underground site used to manufacture rockets for Hamas.
- Both sides have kept their attacks limited to avoid further escalation and no casualties have yet been reported.
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- Israel conducted a raid on
the Jenin refugee camp on Thursday that killed nine people, including
at least seven Palestinian militants and a 61-year-old woman.
- The Palestinian Authority responded to the raid by halting its security coordination with Israeli forces.
