Israel and Gaza under fire: 10 people killed

Tensions remain high after a night of heavy weapons fire between the Gaza Strip and Israel.

According to the BBC, dozens of rockets fired from Gaza lit up the sky, following the killing of at least 10 people in Israeli air strikes.

Militant leader Tayseer Jabari was among the dead. Israel said the strikes followed an "immediate threat" from his Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) group.

A five-year-old girl in Gaza also died, local health officials said, and dozens more were injured.

PIJ responded by firing more than 100 rockets into Israel overnight "in an initial response".

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it had resumed rocket strikes against multiple militant positions in Gaza, continuing the attacks into the early hours of Saturday morning.

The overnight exchange of fire marks the most serious escalation in violence since May 2021's 11-day war, which left more than 200 Palestinians and a dozen Israelis dead before a ceasefire was agreed.