Jerusalem – Gaza Militants Fire Barrage Of Rockets At Israel; Hamas Says Cease-fire Reached

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    Tel Aviv municipality worker opens the door of a bomb shelter in Tel Aviv on March 25, 2019. Photo by Roy Alima/Flash90Jerusalem – Gaza militants fired at least 10 rockets toward Israel after an Israeli airstrike destroyed the offices of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, as air raid sirens wailed across southern Israel.

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    Israeli media report at least 10 missiles fired toward the southern Israeli town of Sderot late Monday. There are no immediate reports of casualties.

    Gaza’s Hamas rulers say Egypt has brokered a cease-fire to end the latest round of fighting with Israel.

    Hamas media says the cease-fire went into effect at 10 p.m. (2000 GMT) Monday. There was no immediate Israeli reaction.

    The announcement came shortly after several rockets were fired into Israel, setting off air raid sirens throughout the south.

    The latest escalation of violence began early Monday when a rocket fired from Gaza struck a home in central Israel, wounding seven people. Israel has vowed to respond “forcefully,” raising the prospect of a fourth war between Israel and Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers.

    Israel opened public bomb shelters in most major cities and civil defense authorities canceled sports events and public transportation in southern Israel.

    Israel struck targets throughout Gaza late Monday in response to a rocket attack that struck a house and wounded seven people in central Israel.

    The Israeli military says it struck a five-story building in Gaza City that “serves the terror organization’s military wing.” The building houses Hamas administrative offices belonging to the organization’s domestic intelligence agency.

    An Israeli airstrike destroyed another multi-story building that the military said was a secret Hamas headquarters.

    The Gaza Health Ministry says one Palestinian was wounded in an Israeli airstrike.

    Col. Ronen Manelis, an Israeli military spokesman, says the Israeli barrage is “expected to continue for hours to come.”


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    5 years ago

    I await reports of huge numbers of dead Hamas members. There is no amount of bombing that will otherwise make any difference.

    triumphinwhitehouse
    triumphinwhitehouse
    5 years ago

    love how they fire and THEY call a ceasefire, too bad Stalin isn’t around.

    HeshyEmes
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    HeshyEmes
    5 years ago

    No expert am I; but maybe it’s time to take out Hamas leadership? When Israel did that during the 2nd Infidata, it was peaceful for awhile. Cut off the heads of the snake!

    PaulinSaudi
    PaulinSaudi
    5 years ago

    Seems to me there must be a number of factions in Gaza. Any one of them might fire a few rockets to cause trouble with both the Israelis and the local leadership.