Israeli forces struck southern Gaza’s main city on Monday after a rocket barrage claimed by fighter group Islamic Jihad, and as shelling and fighting raged on across the besieged Palestinian territory. A group of Palestinian detainees meanwhile returned to the Gaza Strip, including the director of its biggest hospital who recounted “severe torture” in Israeli custody. The Israeli military said that about “20 projectiles were identified crossing from the area of Khan Yunis” in a rare salvo after nearly nine months of devastating conflict.
