IDF says Palestinian militant group fired salvo from Rafah area as Israel’s offensive in Gaza’s southernmost city continues
The Palestinian militant group Hamas said it launched a barrage of rockets at Israel’s commercial centre Tel Aviv for the first time in months on Sunday, in an apparent display of strength as Israel’s operation in Gaza targets the group’s last stronghold in the southern city of Rafah.
Air raid sirens sounded in the Mediterranean coastal city and across central Israel on Sunday afternoon for the first time since January, after what the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said was a salvo of eight rockets that were fired from the Rafah area. The group’s ability to fire rockets and drones towards Israeli territory has steadily diminished over eight months of war.