Hamas launches significant missile strike in Tel Aviv.
Despite a recent ruling by the United Nations' highest court, Israel persists in its attacks on Rafah, a city in the southern Gaza Strip. Not long after, Hamas's military wing fires numerous rockets into the Tel Aviv metropolitan region.
This is the first time in four months that Hamas has launched rockets into the Tel Aviv area once more. Residents in the city center of Tel Aviv could hear the sound of explosions. Additionally, sirens alerting residents to danger were heard in various cities in the metropolitan area.
So far, there have been no reports of casualties or damage. The Israeli defense system reported that it had successfully intercepted some of the rockets intended for its interior. The Israeli defense system stated that eight rockets were fired from Rafah, located in the southern Gaza Strip, toward the Israeli metropolis. The last time Tel Aviv was targeted by rockets from Gaza was on January 29th.
The Al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas's military wing, took responsibility for the strikes. They referred to the event as a "major rocket attack" on Tel Aviv, according to their own statements made on a Telegram channel.
Continued Israeli Raids in Rafah
In the past, the Israeli military had continued to attack Rafah, disregarding a ruling from the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Eye witnesses reported that Rafah and Khan Younis, as well as the city of Gaza, had been bombed by the Israeli military during the early hours. The ICJ had instructed Israel to halt their offensive in Rafah immediately on Friday. The court asserted that the attack could potentially deteriorate living conditions for the Palestinian civilian population in the Gaza Strip, leading to their "total or partial annihilation."
Israel does not agree with the court's assessment and will not alter its actions in Rafah, as articulated by the Israeli Foreign Ministry. The Israeli military has not carried out activities in the Rafah region that could result in living conditions for the Palestinian civilian population in the Gaza Strip that could lead to their "total or partial annihilation," according to the ministry.
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The escalation in the Israel-Palestinian conflict continues, with Hamas's military wing retaliating after Israeli attacks on the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah. Following the United Nations' International Court of Justice's advice to halt operations in Rafah, Hamas responded by launching a significant missile strike into the Israeli war-torn territories, specifically targeting Tel Aviv, causing alarm among residents and triggering Israel's defense system to intercept some of the incoming rockets.
Source: www.ntv.de
