The operation comes after Israel’s defence minister warned Gaza’s militant leaders “your time is up”.
Image source, EPAThe Israeli military says it is attacking targets in the Gaza Strip in response to threats from a Palestinian militant group there.
A leader of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) has been killed, the group says.
It follows days of tensions after Israel arrested a senior PIJ member in the occupied West Bank.
The Gaza-based PIJ had threatened to retaliate, including bombing the centre of Israel.
Shortly before the operation began, Israeli defence minister Benny Gantz issued a warning, saying: “To our enemies, and specifically to the leadership of [Gaza’s rulers] Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, I would like to emphasise: your time is up. The threat [on this region] will be removed one way or another.”