Hamas fires rockets at Tel Aviv in first response to Israel resuming attacks on Gaza

In its first response to Israel resuming its attacks on Gaza, Palestinian militant group Hamas on Thursday said it has fired rockets at Tel Aviv, AFP reported.

The armed wing of Hamas, the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, said that the action was taken in response to Israel’s “massacres” of civilians in Gaza.

The Israeli army said it had intercepted one projectile fired from Gaza and that two others struck an uninhabited area, according to AFP.

On Tuesday, Israel resumed its attacks on Gaza, killing at least 330 persons. The attacks, which began at around 2 am local time, were the deadliest assault on the Palestinian territory since the ceasefire took effect on January 19.

In response to the attacks, Hamas said that Israel had unilaterally ended the ceasefire between them.

On Thursday, Gaza’s civil defence agency said that 504 persons, including over 190 children, had been killed so far in the latest attacks by Israel.

During the day, the Israeli army also said that it had expanded its ground operations in central and southern Gaza.

“Over the past 24 hours, IDF [Israel Defense Forces] soldiers have begun a targeted ground operation in the central and southern Gaza Strip in order to expand the security zone between the northern and southern parts,” AFP quoted Army spokesperson Avichay Adraee as saying.

Philippe Lazzarini, head...

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