Tension flares between Israelis, Gaza militants

Israeli forces and Palestinian militants exchanged fire on Monday in the most serious flare-up in months along the border with the Gaza Strip, officials said.

The latest exchange came after Israel targeted two men in an airstrike into southern Gaza on Sunday night, killing one and wounding the other. Israel said they were militant jihadists responsible for attacks.

Then, Hamas militants fired about 30 rockets toward Israel’s southern border on Monday morning, causing some property damage but no casualties, said an Israeli military spokeswoman.

Gaza’s interior ministry said Israel’s military launched about 20 tank shells and an airstrike, mostly toward targets around the southern Gaza City of Khan Younis.