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Smoke billows from the site of a reported Israeli strike in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on August 6, 2022. (Photo by SAID KHATIB / AFP)
People gather to hear a reading of the Book of Lamentations at the Western Wall on August 6, 2022. (Judah Ari Gross/Times of Israel)
Illustrative: Palestinian terrorists fire rockets toward Israel in Gaza City, August 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)
A missile from Israel's Iron Dome air defense system is launched in the southern city of Sderot on August 6, 2022. (Jack Guez/AFP)
Israel's Iron Dome air defense system intercepts a rocket launched from the Gaza Strip, above the southern Israeli city of Sderot on August 6, 2022. (Jack Guez/AFP)
The Times of Israel is liveblogging Sunday’s events as they unfold.
Palestinian media: 7 injured in Israeli strikes near Rafah
Palestinian media reports that seven people have been injured in recent Israeli airstrikes in Gaza.
The reports say the wounded people have been taken to Al-Najjar hospital following the strikes on a “residential home” east of Rafah.
Islamic Jihad confirms death of its southern Gaza chief
The Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror organization confirms the death of its southern Gaza commander, Khaled Mansour, in an Israeli airstrike last night.
Palestinian reports: Israeli strikes kill commander of PIJ’s missile unit
Palestinian media outlets report that the commander of the Al-Quds Brigades’ missile unit, Raafat al-Zamili, has been “martyred” in Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip.
The Al-Quds Brigades are the armed wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror group.
There is no immediate comment from Israel or confirmation from official Palestinian sources.
Israel launches fresh strikes on PIJ targets in Gaza — IDF
The Israel Defense Forces says it is launching strikes in the Gaza Strip.
In an English-language tweet, the military identifies the targets as alleged terror tunnels used by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror group.
The IDF is currently striking Islamic Jihad terrorist organization tunnels in the Gaza Strip.
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) August 7, 2022
