(Adel Hana/Associated Press)JERUSALEM — The Latest on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (all times local):2 p.m.Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has returned home from Washington, heading straight into military consultations after a night of heavy fire as Israeli aircraft bombed Gaza targets and the strip’s militants fired rockets into Israel. Schools in southern Israel were cancelled following the violence that erupted just two weeks ahead of Israeli elections. The raid happened as Israel and Gaza’s Hamas militants traded fire overnight after a rocket attack from Gaza struck a home in central Israel early on Monday. ___9 a.m.A tense quiet has taken hold after a night of heavy fire as Israeli aircraft bombed targets across the Gaza Strip and Gaza militants fired rockets into Israel. School in southern Israel was cancelled on Tuesday following the violence that erupted just two weeks ahead of Israeli elections.

Source: Washington Post March 26, 2019 00:15 UTC