Palestinian commander: We decide when and where to respond

A commander in the Palestinian Joint Command, an umbrella body of armed factions in Gaza, including Hamas and the Islamic Jihad, said the body chooses when and where to respond to the Israeli aggression after a barrage of rockets was fired at settlements in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. 

Speaking to Al Jazeera Arabic, the commander, who was not named, said the command "thwarted" the Israeli strategy of trying to isolate the Islamic Jihad in its attacks. 

"We are managing the battle well and have thwarted the enemy's plan by isolating the Islamic Jihad's Al-Quds Brigades. We determine the time and place of our response as we see fit," the commander said.