In the early morning of May 9, 2023, local time, the Israel Defense Forces dispatched warplanes to launch air strikes on multiple targets in the Palestinian Gaza Strip. Visual China map
Xinhua News Agency reported on May 9 that in the early morning of May 9, local time, the Israel Defense Forces airstriked a number of targets in the Gaza Strip by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (jihad). The Palestinian Health Ministry said in a statement that Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip have killed at least 12 Palestinians and injured 20 others. It is worth noting that on May 3, local time, Palestinian sources said that under the mediation of the United Nations, Qatar and Egypt, Palestinian armed groups and Israel reached a ceasefire agreement in the early hours of the same morning. The airstrikes came just five days after the ceasefire agreement between the two sides. Tariq Selmi, a spokesman for Palestinian Islamic Jihad (jihad), said in a statement dated May 3 that "a new round of conflict is over, but Palestinian resistance to Israel will continue." On May 3, Israeli officials did not make any comments on this.
In the early morning of May 9, 2023, local time, Gaza City, smoke and flames rose from above buildings after Israeli air strikes on Gaza City. Visual China map
In the early morning of May 9, 2023, local time, a building that caught fire after an air strike was photographed in Gaza City. Xinhua News Agency photo
In the early morning of May 9, 2023, local time, a soldier inspects damaged houses after an Israeli air strike in the Rafah refugee camp in Gaza City. Visual China map
In a statement issued by the Israel Defense Forces on 9 May, Israeli warplanes launched an attack code-named Operation Shield Sword against Palestinian Islamic Jihad (jihad) targets, during which Israeli forces killed three senior jihadi officials. Jihad issued a statement later confirming that three senior officials had been killed by Israeli forces.
In the early morning of May 9, 2023, local time, an apartment caught fire after an explosion in Gaza City. Visual China map
In the early morning of May 9, 2023, local time, in Gaza City, firefighters conducted a search and rescue operation in a damaged building after an air strike by Israeli warplanes. Visual China map
In the early morning of May 9, 2023, local time, in Gaza City, Palestinians inspect the damage to the building after an Israeli air strike on the apartment of the commander of Islamic Jihad in northern Gaza. Visual China map
In the early morning of May 9, 2023, local time, Gaza City, smoke and flames rose after Israeli warplanes launched air strikes on Gaza City. Visual China map
In the early morning of May 9, local time, according to eyewitness sources, the top floor of an apartment building in Gaza City and a house in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip city exploded first, and the air strike targeted the training site of Palestinian armed personnel for several hours.
In the early morning of May 9, 2023, local time, Gaza City, after Israeli warplanes launched an air strike on Gaza City, citizens on the streets panicked because of the attack. Visual China map
In the early morning of May 9, 2023, local time, in Gaza City, ambulances dispatched to rescue after Israeli fighter jets attacked the southern Gaza city of Rafah. Visual China map
In the early morning of May 9, 2023, local time, in the Gaza Strip city of Rafah, people inspect the ruins of houses damaged in air strikes. Xinhua News Agency photo
In view of the possibility of Palestinian militants firing rockets into Israel, the Israeli army demanded that people living in southern Israel close to the Gaza Strip be prepared to enter bunkers before the air strikes and prohibited gatherings of more than 10 people in open areas and more than 100 people indoors. After the air strikes began, the Israeli army immediately closed the Erez and Kerem Shalom crossings on the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip.
In the early morning of May 9, 2023, local time, in Gaza City, the body of a victim of an air strike was transported to a hospital. Xinhua News Agency photo
In the early morning of May 9, 2023, local time, the explosion caused by Israeli air strikes illuminated the sky of Gaza City. Xinhua News Agency photo
In the early morning of May 9, 2023, local time, in Gaza City, people injured in Israeli air strikes were helped into ambulances. Visual China map
Tensions in the Palestinian-Israeli region have continued to rise since clashes between Israeli police and Palestinians at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem's Old City on April 5.