Tensions rise as Gaza, Israel trade heavy fire

Smoke rises following an Israeli air strike on the Palestinian coastal enclave in Gaza City, on May 29, 2018. Israel launched a massive airstrike on the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, hitting 35 targets and a tunnel crossing into Egypt and Israel, said the Israeli military in a statement. The statement said the airstrike was in response to a barrage of 28 mortar shells that Gaza militants fired at Israel on Tuesday morning. (Xinhua/Stringer)