Israel - Gaza War News Updates -- May 17, 2021

Daily Mail: Senior Islamist commander is 'killed in Israeli airstrike' after dozens of jets pounded Gaza overnight in 'heaviest bombardment since fighting began' as death toll rises to 211

* Hussam Abu Harbid, commander in Palestinian Islamic Jihadi, killed in air strike according to Israeli air force

* Israelis said Harbid directed rocket attacks including some of the ones which sparked the recent conflict

* Strike followed another night of heavy bombardment that IDF said targeted Hamas tunnels and commanders

* Death toll now stands at 201 Palestinians including 58 children, and 10 Israelis including one child

A senior Palestinian militant commander has been killed in an Israeli airstrike, the country's air force has claimed, following a night of heavy bombardment that saw more than a hundred bombs dropped on Gaza.

Hussam Abu Harbid, commander of the Northern Division of Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), was killed in a strike on Monday, according to the Israeli air force as airstrikes continued into Monday afternoon.

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Israel - Gaza War News Updates -- May 17, 2021

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