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Over 45 rockets fired from Gaza into Israel: army
Last Updated: 2021-05-11 09:45 | Xinhua
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Over 45 rockets were fired from Gaza into Israel on Monday evening, mostly landing in open areas on the border with Gaza in the south of the country, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesman Jonathan Conricus said.
 
The attack from Gaza, which also included six rockets fired toward Jerusalem, intensified an already tension in the region in recent days, as Palestinians in Jerusalem have confronted Israeli security forces in violent demonstrations in past weeks.
 
"This is a very severe assault on Israel by Hamas that will not go unanswered," said Conricus in a video briefing for foreign journalists.
 
"We have made preparations for various scenarios, including high intensity ones," he said. "We asses that Hamas will get the message and will understand they are the ones facing severe consequences from us."
 
It is worth noting that a major war drill planned by the IDF for the coming days has been cancelled.
 
Earlier in the day, Israeli police clashed with Palestinians in Jerusalem. Palestinian protesters say Israel has been invading the holy site of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and evicting Palestinians from homes in Jerusalem in order to make room for Jewish settlers.
 
Hundreds of Palestinians and dozens of Israeli troops have been injured in the recent clashes.
 
Hamas, an Islamic militant group that rules the Gaza Strip, has fought three major wars with Israel. The last time rockets were fired by Palestinian militants toward Jerusalem was during the last war between Hamas and Israel in 2014.
 
According to media reports, the Israeli security cabinet that convened to discuss the response to the evening attacks approved the widening of the air offensive against militants in the Gaza Strip. Both Israeli and Palestinian media reported the IDF targeting senior militant commanders in Gaza in surgical strikes on Monday evening.
 
"We have the capabilities, the authority and the intention to deliver a severe blow to Hamas, because of the blatant attack against Israel, the fire toward Jerusalem and the massive rocket fire against southern Israel," said Conricus.
 
The IDF home front command announced that schools in southern Israel bordering with the Gaza Strip will be closed on Tuesday with large gatherings cancelled, as the escalation is expected to continue in the coming days.
 

(Editor:Fu Bo)

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Over 45 rockets fired from Gaza into Israel: army
Source:Xinhua | 2021-05-11 09:45
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