Hamas strikes Tel Aviv for the first time in four months: what is known
Kyiv • UNN
For the first time in four months, Hamas's military wing fired rockets at Tel Aviv, launching at least eight rockets from Gaza, several of which were intercepted by Israeli air defense systems, with no casualties reported.
On Sunday, May 26, the military wing of Hamas launched a "major rocket attack" on Tel Aviv. The Israeli Defense Forces reported at least eight rockets fired from the area of Rafah in southern Gaza, several of which were intercepted. There were no reports of casualties. This was reported by UNN with reference to Reuters and The Times Of Israel.
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According to the IDF, eight rockets were fired from the Rafah area in the southern Gaza Strip into central Israel. Several of them were shot down by air defense systems.
The Hamas TV channel Al-Aqsa reported that the rockets were launched from the Gaza Strip.
In a statement on its Telegram channel, the military wing of Hamas, the Al-Qassam Brigades, said the rockets were fired in response to what it called "Zionist massacres of civilians.
Israeli emergency medical services said they had not received any reports of injuries.
As noted, sirens have not sounded in Tel Aviv for the past four months.
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