Israel, Hamas Trade Deadly Rocket Strikes as Tensions Mount Over Jerusalem

Israel launched more airstrikes on Gaza early Tuesday, hitting the high-rise home of a Hamas field commander. Militants fired more than 250 missiles at Israel, killing two women, the first Israeli casualties in the current violence.

At least 28 Palestinians, including nine children, have been reported killed in Gaza.

With the Israeli deaths, along with 10 injuries, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said officials have decided to "increase both the strength and rate of the strikes" on the Gaza Strip against the militant groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad.

"Hamas will receive blows now that it didn't expect," he said.