Islamic Jihad said a commander of the Palestinian militant group was among those killed in the attacks on October 29.

The air raids prompted a cross-border Palestinian rocket salvoes that killed one Israeli civilian and wounded at least two others.  Israeli police said Gaza militants fired more than 20 rockets into southern Israel.

The Israeli military confirmed the air strikes, saying those hit were responsible for firing rockets that landed in Israel on Wednesday.  That attack caused no casualties.

Israel demanded international intervention to stop the Palestinian attacks.  In a statement on October 29, Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said "Israel seeks no confrontation with the Palestinians and does not want to escalate the current situation, but it will not tolerate shelling after shelling without a response."

VOA