At least 13 Palestinians — including the three senior Islamic Jihad leaders, their wives and several of their children —have been killed during airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, according to officials.
Palestinian health officials said eight women and children were among the dead and another 20 people were injured in the explosions which were heard as far away as Rafah, on Gaza's southern border with Egypt.
The strikes early this morning were the deadliest since three days of fighting between Israel and Islamic Jihad last August.
