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Gaza homes, TV station building bombed by Israel

Israeli air raids and shelling kill five Palestinians, while an Israeli man dies after being hit by a rocket.

A Palestinian family walks next to a destroyed residential building hit by Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra) — A Palestinian family walks next to a destroyed residential building hit by Israeli air attacks in Gaza City on Tuesday. [Khalil Hamra/AP Photo]

Israeli jets have pounded the Gaza Strip, killing at least five Palestinians a day after a deadly covert Israeli operation in the besieged enclave drew rocket fire from the Hamas-controlled territory.

At least seven Palestinians, including a Hamas military commander, were killed in the Sunday night raid near the Khan Younis city raising fears of another war.

An Israeli soldier was killed during the botched operation in the enclave, which has been under an Israeli land, air and sea blockade since 2007.

Israeli artillery units also shelled positions across the densely populated enclave, including the Hamas-run Al-Aqsa TV station headquarters.

Israel said its Iron Dome defence system intercepted many of the 300 missiles fired by the Palestinians.

Since 2008, Israel has launched three major assaults on Gaza that have heavily damaged the Strip’s infrastructure and sources of livelihood.

Violence has flared up frequently on the frontier since Palestinians in the Gaza Strip began weekly protests along the fence with Israel on March 30, demanding their right to return to the homes their families were expelled from 70 years ago.

More than 200 Palestinians have been killed and thousands more wounded by Israeli troops deployed along the other side of the fence since the Great March of Return demonstrations began on March 30.

Palestinian boy inspects the rubble of the Al-Aqsa TV''s building after it was targeted by Israeli airstrikes against Gaza, in Gaza City on November 13, 2018. ( Ali Jadallah - Anadolu Agency ) — The ruins of the Al-Aqsa TV building after it was hit by shells fired by Israeli artillery. [Ali Jadallah/Anadolu]

Palestinians inspect a crater and the wreckage of vehicles destroyed by an Israeli raid that killed seven Hamas Palestinian militants late Sunday, east of Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Monday, Nov — Palestinians inspect a crater and the wreckage of vehicles destroyed by an Israeli raid that killed seven Palestinians late on Sunday, east of Khan Younis in southern Gaza Strip. [Adel Hana/AP Photo]

Smoke rises during an Israeli air strike in Gaza, November 12, 2018. REUTERS/Ahmed — Smoke rises during an Israeli air attack in Gaza. [Ahmed Zakot/Reuters]

Palestinian rockets cross the sky after militants attack an Israeli bus with a mortar, in Gaza City, Monday, Nov. 12, 2018. The Israeli military said it has dispatched fighter jets to strike "terror t — The Israeli military said it dispatched fighter jets to raid what it called "terror targets" throughout Gaza following a barrage of mortar and rocket fire that wounded six people. [Hatem Moussa/AP Photo]

A general view of the Israeli city of Ashkelon, as an Iron Dome anti-missile fires near the Israeli side of the Israel-Gaza border, November 12, 2018. REUTERS/ Amir Cohe — A general view of the Israeli city of Ashkelon, as the Iron Dome anti-missile system fires from the Israeli side of the Israel-Gaza border fence. [Amir Cohe/Reuters]

An explosion caused by Israeli airstrikes on the building of Hamas'' Al-Aqsa TV station in Gaza City, Monday, Nov. 12, 2018. Palestinian militants on Monday fired dozens of rockets and mortar shells in — The headquarters of al-Aqsa TV station was bombed as Israel targeted densely populated areas in the enclave of nearly two million. [Adel Hana/AP Photo]

Israeli firefighters work at the scene where a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip hit in Sderot, Israel, Monday, Nov. 12, 2018. Israel''s military says it is prepared to step up its efforts against Pales — Israeli firefighters working at the scene where a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip hit the border town of Sderot in Israel. [Tsafrir Abayov/AP Photo]

An Israeli soldier stands near a burning bus after it was hit by a mortar shell fired from Gaza near the Israel Gaza border, Monday, Nov. 12, 2018. Israel''s military says it is prepared to step up its — An Israeli soldier stands near a burning bus after it was hit by a mortar shell fired from Gaza near the Israel-Gaza border fence. [Tsafrir Abayov/AP Photo]

An explosion caused by Israeli airstrikes on Al-Rahma building in Gaza City, Monday, Nov. 12, 2018. Palestinian militants on Monday fired dozens of rockets and mortar shells into southern Israel, and — An explosion caused by Israeli airstrikes on Al-Rahma building in Gaza City. [Adel Hana/AP Photo]

Smoke rises following Israeli strikes on Gaza City, Monday, Nov. 12, 2018. Palestinian militants on Monday fired dozens of rockets and mortar shells into southern Israel, critically wounding an Israel — Since 2008, Israel has launched three major assaults on Gaza that have heavily damaged the Strip's infrastructure and sources of livelihood. [Hatem Moussa/AP Photo]