Israeli soldiers attack Palestinians protesting Israel’s bombardment on Gaza strip

RAMALLAH, PALESTINE - AUG. 6: Israeli soldiers intervened in Palestinians protesting Israel’s attacks on the Gaza strip, on Saturday (Aug. 6). Palestinians gathered in Al-Bireh city in the occupied West Bank, held a demonstration against Israel's attacks Gaza. Israeli soldiers intervened in the demonstration with tear gas and sound bombs. Israeli warplanes launched airstrikes in the Gaza Strip on Friday citing “imminent threat of attack” by Islamic Jihad group. At least 12 Palestinians, including a 5-year-old girl, were killed and 84 others injured in the Israeli attacks, according to the Health Ministry. The attacks came amid rising tensions across the Palestinian territories since Monday when Israeli forces detained Bassam al-Saadi, a senior leader of the Islamic Jihad group, in a raid in the West Bank city of Jenin. The Israeli army has imposed restrictions on the Gaza Strip, including the closure of border crossings with the Palestinian territory, amid fears of a retaliatory response from the Islamic Jihad group to the arrest. The Israeli army said Saturday that over 160 rockets were fired from Gaza into Israel, with 60 of them intercepted. The military warned that its airstrikes in Gaza may last for a week. (Footage by Hisham K. K. Abu Shaqra/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)