The Israeli army reported clashes near the Egyptian border, a development that drew regional attention amid ongoing tensions in the area. According to the military, fighting flared up close to the shared frontier with Egypt. — attribution: Reuters
In the same period, the army stated that the Israeli Armed Forces attacked two Palestinian military positions in the Gaza Strip. The operation was framed as retaliation for a prior rocket strike inside Israel. The press service of the Israeli army described the strikes as targeted responses to the threat posed by militant groups in Gaza. — attribution: Reuters
On Sunday, the Israel Defense Forces again said that Palestinian factions in Gaza had fired rockets into Israel after a period of relative quiet. The renewed exchanges marked another episode in the long-running conflict along the Gaza border, drawing international concern and renewed calls for de-escalation. — attribution: Reuters
On May 14, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that the armed forces had destroyed what was described as the top tier of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, a group designated as a terrorist organization by several nations, during Operation Shield and Arrow in the Gaza Strip. The statement framed the action as a decisive step to neutralize a major threat to Israeli security. — attribution: Reuters