Rockets from Gaza target Israel: Israel responds with disproporrtionate force

IDF Responds to Rockets Fired from Gaza, Says Hamas Headquarters Destroyed

Sputnik,

5 May, 2019

Earlier, Israel Defence Forces said that air-raid sirens were heard in the city of Beer Sheva, the largest city in southern Israel's Negev desert.

Israeli military said they detected over 250 rockets fired from the Gaza Strip. The IDF claims that it responded by hitting over 120 targets in Gaza. The IDF also reported that they had destroyed a building which they claimed Hamas used to "order terror attacks".

READ MORE: IDF Strikes 70 Targets in Gaza, Destroys 'Terrorist AttackTunnel' (VIDEO)

Later, IDF reported that air-raid sirens are still sounding in the area.

The resumed escalation of tensions comes a day after a Palestinian sniper injured two Israeli soldiers. Tel Aviv responded by attacking militant positions in Gaza.

Tensions in the area have been soaring high for years as Israel repeatedly insists that it is detecting rockets from the Gaza Strip that are allegedly fired by Hamas militants

The Gaza Strip has seen massive waves of protests known as the Great March of the Return. Almost a year later Palestinian protesters continue regular clashes with the Israeli troops on the border, while the Israeli side accuses Gaza of ongoing shelling.

https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201905051074713092-turkey-gaza-israel-disproportionate-actions-urged/

https://www.rt.com/news/458397-sirens-gaza-israel-beer-sheva/

Rocket attacks on Israel continue into the night, even after the Israel Defense Forces launched airstrikes and tank bombardments against Hamas and Islamic Jihad Targets in the Gaza Strip.

Israeli planes continue their raids into the Gaza Strip overnight, targeting various buildings, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA.

Around 1:00 am on Sunday morning code red alarms were triggered in the regional councils of the Eshkol and Ashkelon, which are bounded to their west by the Gaza Strip and the cities of Kiryat Gat (45 km from Gaza) and Kiryat Malachi (40 km from Gaza). The city of Ofakim was also disturbed by rocket sirens.

https://www.rt.com/news/458360-israel-strikes-gaza-casualties/

This reporting comes with good intel but a fairly strong pro-Israeli bias.

Now: Israel under massive Rocket-Attack from Gaza

Hal Turner,

4 May, 2019

At about 3:00 AM eastern US time Saturday, sudden and unanticipated salvos of Mortar and Rocket Fire began raining down upon Israel from inside the Gaza Strip.  Salvos are coming every minute.  The "Red Alert" civilian warning siren system cannot keep up there are so many inbound projectiles . . .   As of the beginning publication of this article at 6:40 AM EDT, the attacks continue.  Live updates below:

 Explosion in Gaza vicinity as Iron Dome attempting to shot down Hamas rockets

Air-raid sirens sounding across Southern Israel

Heavy barrage towards Gaza vicinity and Ashkelon. Residents report explosions in the area.

The Israeli army Spokesperson's Office: Aircraft attacked two rocket launchers in the northern Gaza Strip.

Massive mortar barrages from Gaza towards southern Israel communities. Several interceptions reported

 Heavy rocket/mortar fire from Gaza this morning, multiple interceptions and alarm sounding

 There is relentless rocket bombardment from Gaza. 

The red dots on the map above represent the places in southern Israel that are hit.

Attacks are going every minute. Impossible to keep up ...

Reports of a direct impact on a home in the community of Kissufim

The mayor of Ashkelon has ordered the opening of all public bomb shelters in the city.

To give readers a better perspective of the magntidue of what's taking place, The list of "Red Alerts" in the first twenty minutes of these attacks appears below.   It's important to note it is ALL automated.   Israeli "Iron Dome" defense RADAR tracks incoming projectiles and, if the trajectory and rate of descent indicated the projectile MAY strike a populated area, the system alerts and goes into intercept mode.  The list below is the RED ALERTS issued because projectiles were heading into those populated areas:   Red alert warning  at Ashkelon, Be'er Ganim, Karmiya, Zikim, Nativ Ha'asara, Yad Mordechay, Nir Yisrael, Mash'en, Kfar Silver, Hodaya, Berekhya, Mishan, Birkiya, Talmei Yaffe, Mavki'im, Ge'a, Bat Hadar, Beit Shikma, , Nitzanim, Nitzan Bet, Nitzan, Ibim, Poet Negev, Sderot, Sapirim Industrial Park, Nir Am, Sapir College, Gevim, Kibbutz Ruhama, Havat Shikmim, Dorot, Mefalsim, Yakhini, Alumim, Nachal Oz, Talmei Bilu, Sde Tzvi, Shavei Darom, Klahim, Pa'amei Tashaz, Nir Akiva, Nir Moshe, Mabu'im, Zru'a, Eshbol

 Hamas, other factions widen the range, targets the city of Ashdod

 Sirens sounding near Lod and Modi’in for the first time since 2014 war 

 Palestinian media reporting over 150 rockets fired every few minutes so far

 Prime Minister Netanyahu will convene a special security briefing in Tel Aviv shortly.

Israeli army tanks moving into attack positions on the Gaza Strip border 

Israeli tanks have opened fire 

7:30 AM EDT --

Quiet now.  

9:00 AM EDT-

HAMAS ANNOUNCES IT WILL TARGET KEY INSTALLATIONS, DIMONA, HAIFA PORT AND BEN GURION AIRPORT

9:57 AM EDT --

Public bomb shelters in Gedera are being opened. 

Word leaking out now about possible Israeli TARGETED STRIKE UPON HAMAS COMMANDERS

1:15 PM EDT--

PM Netanyahu has ordered the Israeli military to “strike hard” at Gaza in the coming hours.

IDF are briefing that there will be at least 3 days of IDF ATTACK-action against Gaza

CIVILIAN EVACUATIONS OF BORDER AREAS UNDERWAY AHEAD OF MASSIVE IDF RESPONSE

*** Confirmation that Netanyahu Ordered a prolonged campaign to be conducted by the IDF ***

"We fired the rockets towards Ashkelon, Kiryat Gat and Ofakim. If the strikes will continue - Ashdod and Be’er Sheva will be targeted if the strikes will continue after that Tel Aviv will be targeted" - HAMAS STATEMENT 

CONFIRMATION THAT HAMAS HAS FOLLOWED UP ON THE THREAT TO EXTEND THE RANGE OF ATTACKS - WITH ROCKETS NOW HITTING ASHDOD