Israel eliminates second senior 'Islamic Jihad' commander, considering exit ramp

Israel killed another senior 'Islamic Jihad' commander in a crowded Gaza refugee camp. Khaled Mansour was in the apartment of a member of the group when the missile struck. 2nd targeted attack in a high-stakes military offensive against the militant group. 'Islamic Jihad' commanders for North & South Gaza eliminated in lethal airstrikes, Israel officials said, 'bid to avert attack after days of tensions along the Gaza border'. Wave of airstrikes, militants are hitting back with a barrage of rocket fire. Militants in Gaza fired 500+ rockets toward Israel, many of them intercepted. The risk of the cross-border fighting turning into a full-fledged war remained high.