GAZA STRIP, April 22 -- Palestinian Territories: Israel carried out deadly strikes in Gaza, first responders in the war battered Palestinian territory said on Sunday, as violence flared in the occupied West Bank.
The latest bombardments came as lawmakers in Israel's top ally, the United States, approved $13 billion in new Israeli military aid even as global criticism mounts over the death toll and dire humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
However, fears of wider war breaking out in the Middle East have eased somewhat after Iran downplayed Israel's reported retaliation over its unprecedented missile and drone attack on the country a week ago.
Attention has turned back toward the war in Gaza, which Israel hit with several strikes overnight, accord...