Terrorists fire 200 rockets at Israel in 24 hours; IDF responds with 130 strikes

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Times of Israel

At least 24 Israelis hurt, one seriously; 23 Palestinians said killed, among them children; military says most were Hamas members or killed by errant Gazan rockets, not IDF strikes

Judah Ari Gross

May 11 2021

Palestinian terror groups in the Gaza Strip fired a massive barrage of rockets at the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon at dawn on Tuesday, wounding six people and threatening to turn the city “into hell.”

The assault came after a night of almost constant rocket fire on Israeli communities near the Gaza Strip and as the Israel Defense Forces conducted strikes on more than 100 targets in the coastal enclave, as part of what it has called “Operation Guardian of the Walls,” the military said. The previous day saw a major outbreak of violence from Gaza, including rare rocket fire on Jerusalem, where Palestinians have been clashing with police for days.

 

According to Gaza’s Hamas-run Health Ministry, at least 23 people in the Strip were killed on Monday night and Tuesday morning, including nine minors. Another 107 Palestinians were injured to varying degrees, the ministry said. The IDF said at least 15 of those killed were members of the Hamas terror group who were launching rockets or anti-tank guided missiles at Israel. IDF Spokesperson Hidai Zilberman said a number of those killed in Gaza, including at least three children, were hit by errant rockets fired by Palestinian terrorists, not by Israeli airstrikes.

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Meanwhile

May 10 2021

Streets were set on fire in East Jerusalem on Monday, following clashes between Palestinians and Israeli police earlier during the day. Tensions in the area between the two sides have been high in recent days, fueled by the possible eviction of Palestinian families from East Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood.

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