Several explosions have been heard in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon after Hamas warned residents to leave the city on Tuesday.
The armed wing of Hamas, the al Qassam Brigades, said the rockets were launched on Ashkelon, a city of 149,000 eight miles north of the Gaza strip, as a response to the "crime of the enemy".Israeli armed forces set off their own rockets to intercept the Hamas strikes as part of its 'Iron Dome' defences, and appear to have stopped many from getting through to Ashkelon.It is unclear if anyone has died in the attack.
"The IAF aerial defence array successfully intercepted four rocket launches. Ten launches fell in open areas."It comes as Israel confirmed that 1,000 people had died in Hamas attacks since Saturday. Over 100 have been taken hostage.Israel responded with an aerial bombardment. Some 860 Palestinians killed so far, Gaza officials said. Israel said that it had killed two senior Hamas officials.
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