Rocket barrage on Tel Aviv continues throughout night amid IDF Gaza attack

Three Israelis killed Tuesday • Over 800 rockets fired at Israel since Monday • Bus struck by a rocket in Holon, south of Tel Aviv

ANNA AHRONHEIM IDAN ZONSHINE

MAY 12, 2021 03:08

A woman was killed and another person was critically wounded in Rishon Lezion after terrorists in the Gaza Strip fired a barrage of rockets in the direction of Tel Aviv late Tuesday night setting off sirens throughout the center of the country.

After a heavy round of rockets was fired towards central and southern Israel, including Tel Aviv and Beersheba early Wednesday morning, a building was hit as a result of the launches, N12 reported.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Benny Gantz gave a joint statement Tuesday night, declaring that the violence will continue for some time.

“Hamas and Islamic Jihad have paid and will continue to pay for their actions,” said Netanyahu. “We are all mourning those killed and praying for those who were injured. We give our full support to the IDF and Israeli security forces. This campaign will take time.”

People run for shelter as air raid sirens are sounded in Jerusalem, May 10, 2021 (Reuters)

Israel has “the right and the obligation to act and will continue to do so,” said Gantz.

As of early Wednesday morning, three Israeli women were killed in rocket attacks, with 46 injured.

Of those injured, two are in serious condition: an 81-year-old woman and 30-year-old woman who caught shrapnel in her upper body.

Palestinian Islamic Jihad releases footage of a ATGM strike on a civilian vehicle

Additionally, four are in moderate condition and 24 are in light condition, with 16 of them injured while they were running for cover during rocket attacks.

First aid responders treated 43 civilians for anxiety and trauma, with few requiring additional medical attention.

Israel struck 500 targets, killing dozens of terrorists, IDF chief of staff Lt.-Gen. Aviv Kohavi said. “We will continue extensive strikes against Gaza,” he added.

IDF strikes terrorists who fired rockets from the Gaza Strip, May 11, 2021 (Credit: IDF Spokesperson”s Unit)

A gas stockpile near Ashkelon exploded Tuesday after a rocket landed nearby. The fire was burning since the afternoon, but grew Tuesday evening. Specialists were brought to the scene to assess the situation and work to put out the flames.

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