By AFP News–

The Palestinian death toll from Israeli raids in the Gaza Strip has risen to 22, the enclave’s health ministry said Wednesday, as Israel said it carried out further strikes on militant sites.

Exchanges of fire began on Tuesday morning, when Israel killed an Islamic Jihad commander it said was responsible for attacks in a targeted strike, prompting barrages of retaliatory rocket fire. There has been damage but no deaths in Israel.

The previous death toll in Gaza was 18.