Explosive situation in Gaza following Friday’s bloodbath

GAZA CITY: Israel struck Gaza and Palestinians fired rockets at Israeli cities on Saturday after an Israeli operation against Islamic Jihad ended more than a year of relative calm along the border.

Israel on Friday killed one of the group’s senior commanders in a surprise daytime airstrike on a high-rise building in Gaza City that drew rocket salvoes in response.

On Saturday, Israel said it struck Islamic Jihad posts and militants preparing to launch rockets.