Palestinian militants have fired rockets from Gaza towards Israel after Israeli aircraft bombed Islamic Jihad targets in the enclave as violence spilled over into the occupied West Bank on a fifth day of fighting.
Two Palestinians were killed in an Israeli raid on the outskirts of Nablus in the northern West Bank, where clashes had erupted, the Palestinian Health Ministry said.
A military spokesman said gunmen exchanged fire with Israeli forces.
Earlier the military said aircraft struck Islamic Jihad command centres and rocket launchers in pre-dawn operations in Gaza.
Grainy black and white aerial footage it released showed explosions and clouds of smoke rising from bombed sites.
A few hours later Gaza militants fired rockets, setting off sirens and sending Israelis in border communities running to bomb shelters.
There were no reports of casualties inside Israel.
Egypt has been trying to mediate a truce to the latest outbreak of violence, which has so far killed at least 33 Palestinians and one Israeli.
More than 140 Palestinians and at least 19 Israelis and foreigners have died in clashes since January.
A Palestinian official familiar with the truce talks described them as “complicated” and “tough” but confirmed that Cairo was pressing ahead with its efforts.
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