A New Gaza War: Israel and Palestinian Militants Trade Fire Palestinian firefighters try to extinguish a fire at the Hamas Ministry of Interior building after an Israeli air strike in Gaza City on Nov. 16, 2012. The drums of war are pounding across Israel and the Gaza Strip following Israel's targeted killing of Ahmed Jabari, commander of the military wing of Hamas, the Islamist group in control in Gaza. As Israeli air strikes have killed at least 15 Palestinians so far, including a few children, hundreds of rockets launched from Gaza have landed in Israel, killing at least three Israelis.