The Israeli army said sirens sounded in communities near the Gaza Strip Israel has killed more than 34,600 Palestinians in Gaza, mostly women and children, according to the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory GAZA CITY: The Palestinian Islamic Jihad’s armed wing said its militants had launched rockets from Gaza toward southern Israel on Monday in response to Israeli air strikes on the Palestinian territory. “We have targeted Sderot, Nir Am, and settlements in the Gaza envelope with rocket barrages,” the Al-Quds Brigades said in a statement, referring to a zone of southern Israel close to Gaza. The Israeli army said sirens sounded in communities near the Gaza Strip.