Multiple rockets fired from Gaza Strip towards Israel
Rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip into Israel on Monday and air raid sirens sounded in Jerusalem. The rockets were fired shortly after a 6:00 pm (1500 GMT) deadline issued by Hamas for Israel to withdraw its forces from the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound.
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- Published Date: 06:49 | 10 May 2021
- Modified Date: 06:49 | 10 May 2021
Explosions have been heard in Jerusalem after air raid sirens sounded.
The sirens came Monday, shortly after the Hamas in Gaza had set a deadline for Israel to remove its security forces from the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound.
Abu Obeida, spokesman for Hamas' military wing, said the rocket attack was a response to what he called Israeli "crimes and aggression" in Jerusalem. "This is a message the enemy has to understand well," he said.
He threatened more attacks if Israel again invades the Al-Aqsa compound or carries out evictions of Palestinian families in a neighborhood of east Jerusalem.
The sounds of outgoing rocket fire were heard in Gaza shortly before the sirens went off. Later, a new barrage of rockets was heard.