The Palestinian health ministry says more than twenty people are dead in the Gaza Strip following Israeli air strikes on the territory last night. The strikes were a retaliatory move after Hamas’ military wing the Izzedine al-Qassam Brigade launched rockets from Gaza towards East Jerusalem, causing Israel’s parliament to be evacuated. The attacks further escalate tensions between Israelis and Palestinians after days of violent clashes over the possibility of Palestinian families being evicted in East Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah area to make way for a new Israeli settlement.