Israel Launches Aerial Offensive on Gaza After Rocket Attack

The scandal-tarred Netanyahu, who is making a bid for a fifth term in the April 9 vote, cut short a trip to the U.S., where he celebrated President Donald Trump’s recognition of Israeli control of the Golan Heights and vowed a tough response to Gaza’s militant Hamas leaders.“This was a criminal attack on the state of Israel, and we will respond forcefully,” the prime minister said in a video provided by his office before the airstrikes began.It wasn’t clear how broa