Israel's military announced on Friday it had killed a senior member of Palestinian Islamic Jihad in a strike on Gaza.
Eyad Al Hasani, the sixth member of Islamic Jihad's top military council to be taken out by Israel this week, and his aide were killed in a strike on an apartment.
Islamic Jihad spurns coexistence with Israel and preaches its destruction.
So far, attempts to secure a ceasefire between Israel and the militant group have failed.
Sirens warning of incoming rocket fire sounded in areas close to Jerusalem on Friday for the first time since fighting between Israel and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip intensified this week.
Israeli radio and television carried alerts of rockets fired towards the city of Beit Shemesh and areas in the hills outside Jerusalem.
Shortly after the sirens went off, ending a 12-hour lull in the cross-border fighting, Israel's military said it had resumed striking Islamic Jihad targets in the Gaza Strip.
Palestinian health authorities said on Friday that the death toll in Gaza had risen to 31 since the fighting began, with children among those killed.
On Thursday, Israel announced the death of one person in a city near Tel Aviv after a rocket launched from Gaza hit a four-storey building. Five other people were wounded, an Israeli emergency official said.
Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant told the military to prepare for new operations as well as more rocket fire from the Gaza Strip.
The violence began on Tuesday, when Israel killed three Islamic Jihad leaders in strikes on Gaza.
The Israeli military said it has hit 254 Islamic Jihad targets this week, while 937 rockets have been fired from Gaza.
Israel's military cancelled a performance by American boy band Backstreet Boys due to take place on Saturday night in the Israeli city of Rishon Lezion.
Earlier on Friday, Israeli singer Hanan Ben Ari announced he was cancelling a Sunday concert in the city of Sderot.
On Thursday, largely right-wing and far-right Israelis will march through the Muslim Quarter of Jerusalem’s Old City to celebrate the so-called Flag March, an event that has been a flashpoint for tension in recent years.
The rally falls on Jerusalem Day, which celebrates Israel’s victory in the 1967 war.
Top ministers of Israel's current religious nationalist government rule out any state sought by Palestinians in territories captured by Israel in the 1967 war.
In 2021, militant group Hamas launched rockets into Israel as the march unfolded, prompting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to launch the 11-day Guardian of the Walls operation in Gaza, which killed 261 people, including 67 children, and injured more than 2,200.
Find the right policy for you
Don’t wait until the week you fly to sign up for insurance – get it when you book your trip. Insurance covers you for cancellation and anything else that can go wrong before you leave.
Some insurers, such as World Nomads, allow you to book once you are travelling – but, as Mr Mohammed found out, pre-existing medical conditions are not covered.
Check your credit card before booking insurance to see if you have any travel insurance as a benefit – most UAE banks, such as Emirates NBD, First Abu Dhabi Bank and Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, have cards that throw in insurance as part of their package. But read the fine print – they may only cover emergencies while you’re travelling, not cancellation before a trip.
Pre-existing medical conditions such as a heart condition, diabetes, epilepsy and even asthma may not be included as standard. Again, check the terms, exclusions and limitations of any insurance carefully.
If you want trip cancellation or curtailment, baggage loss or delay covered, you may need a higher-grade plan, says Ambareen Musa of Souqalmal.com. Decide how much coverage you need for emergency medical expenses or personal liability. Premium insurance packages give up to $1 million (Dh3.7m) in each category, Ms Musa adds.
Don’t wait for days to call your insurer if you need to make a claim. You may be required to notify them within 72 hours. Gather together all receipts, emails and reports to prove that you paid for something, that you didn’t use it and that you did not get reimbursed.
Finally, consider optional extras you may need, says Sarah Pickford of Travel Counsellors, such as a winter sports holiday. Also ensure all individuals can travel independently on that cover, she adds. And remember: “Cheap isn’t necessarily best.”
Uefa Nations League: How it Works
The Uefa Nations League, introduced last year, has reached its final stage, to be played over five days in northern Portugal. The format of its closing tournament is compact, spread over two semi-finals, with the first, Portugal versus Switzerland in Porto on Wednesday evening, and the second, England against the Netherlands, in Guimaraes, on Thursday.
The winners of each semi will then meet at Porto’s Dragao stadium on Sunday, with the losing semi-finalists contesting a third-place play-off in Guimaraes earlier that day.
Qualifying for the final stage was via League A of the inaugural Nations League, in which the top 12 European countries according to Uefa's co-efficient seeding system were divided into four groups, the teams playing each other twice between September and November. Portugal, who finished above Italy and Poland, successfully bid to host the finals.
End of free parking
- paid-for parking will be rolled across Abu Dhabi island on August 18
- drivers will have three working weeks leeway before fines are issued
- areas that are currently free to park - around Sheikh Zayed Bridge, Maqta Bridge, Mussaffah Bridge and the Corniche - will now require a ticket
- villa residents will need a permit to park outside their home. One vehicle is Dh800 and a second is Dh1,200.
- The penalty for failing to pay for a ticket after 10 minutes will be Dh200
- Parking on a patch of sand will incur a fine of Dh300
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Director: James Cameron
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England's all-time record goalscorers:
Wayne Rooney 53
Bobby Charlton 49
Gary Lineker 48
Jimmy Greaves 44
Michael Owen 40
Tom Finney 30
Nat Lofthouse 30
Alan Shearer 30
Viv Woodward 29
Frank Lampard 29
The specs
- Engine: 3.9-litre twin-turbo V8
- Power: 640hp
- Torque: 760nm
- On sale: 2026
- Price: Not announced yet
White hydrogen: Naturally occurring hydrogen
Chromite: Hard, metallic mineral containing iron oxide and chromium oxide
Ultramafic rocks: Dark-coloured rocks rich in magnesium or iron with very low silica content
Ophiolite: A section of the earth’s crust, which is oceanic in nature that has since been uplifted and exposed on land
Olivine: A commonly occurring magnesium iron silicate mineral that derives its name for its olive-green yellow-green colour
