Nine Palestinians killed in deadliest single raid by Israel in two decades

Of the five rockets fired at Israel, three were intercepted, one fell in an open area and another fell short inside Gaza, the military said

Nine Palestinians have been killed during an Israeli military raid in the occupied West Bank – the deadliest single raid in two decades (Majdi Mohammed/AP)

Nine Palestinians have been killed during an Israeli military raid in the occupied West Bank – the deadliest single raid in two decades.

Gaza militants fired rockets and Israel carried out airstrikes early on Friday as tensions soared following the raid which killed at least seven militants and a 61-year-old woman.