Israeli military conducts airstrikes on '40 underground targets' in Gaza | DW News

Israel carried out airstrikes targeting the Gaza Strip early Wednesday, as Palestinian militants kept up cross-border rocket fire. The Israeli military said it struck militant targets around the towns of Khan Younis and Rafah, with 52 aircraft hitting 40 underground targets over a period of 25 minutes. Officials cited by the AP news agency said six people were killed in Wednesday's airstrikes. The agency also reported that a home belonging to 40 members of an extended family in the southern Gaza town of Khan Younis had been destroyed. The airstrikes come a day after the United Nations Security Council ended a meeting about the ongoing crisis in Israel and Gaza without its 15 members agreeing on a public statement. The United States had earlier blocked the Council from issuing a press statement calling for de-escalation. France announced it was seeking a Security Council resolution calling for a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, the Palestinian militant group that controls Gaza. Unlike statements, which require full consensus, Security Council resolutions are legally binding. They require at least nine "yes" votes and no veto by any of the five permanent members.

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