At least 10 people were killed and dozens more were wounded after Israeli airstrikes in Gaza

Three days of fighting has put the focus on the Iran-backed militant group Islamic Jihad

At least 10 people were killed and dozens more were wounded after Israeli airstrikes in Gaza on Friday, according to the Gaza Health Ministry. Israel’s military said the strikes were targeting the militant group Palestinian Islamic Jihad after it threatened to attack Israel. Photo: Hatem Moussa

Israel reopened Gaza’s only commercial crossing, allowing trucks carrying fuel and other vital goods to roll into the Palestinian enclave after a cease-fire with militant group Islamic Jihad ended three days of intense fighting.

The opening of the Kerem Shalom crossing is expected to help ease tensions, especially with Hamas. Gaza’s ruling faction stayed on the sidelines when Israel began a wave of airstrikes Friday that killed about 20 militants, mostly members of Islamic Jihad, according to the Israeli military. Many civilians, including children, were killed in the attacks, while more than 1,100 rockets were fired from Gaza at Israel’s south and center, sending scores running to bomb shelters.