Overview

• Israel's strikes against Islamic Jihad in Gaza are seen as collective punishment by many Palestinians.
• The Israeli military dropped bombs into a family's apartment to assassinate an Islamic Jihad commander who lived below, killing three family members as well.
• Israel claims to conduct precision strikes aimed at taking out armed groups' commanders or operation sites, but many Palestinians say they amount to collective punishment.
• During five days of fighting this month, Israeli strikes destroyed 103 homes and damaged more than 2,800, according to Gaza's public works department.
• Amnesty International has previously said that Israel's pattern of attacks on residential homes in Gaza displayed a disregard for the lives of Palestinian civilians and could amount to war crimes or crimes against humanity.