On Tuesday, May 11, the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas resumed shelling of Israel. Tel Aviv, as well as the cities of Ashkelon and Ashdod were hit, there is a dead and wounded. 130 rockets were fired towards the capital, and Israel hit back.
About this in his Telegram channel “Duty in Israel” reported journalist Mark Novikov. He noted that the entire center of the country was shelled, an air raid was announced (to see photos and videos, scroll the page to the end).
Dozens of people were injured in the shelling in Israel, and the local army warned that it was retaliating. destroying Hamas armories… Was temporarily work stopped Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Airport, all flights were stopped and redirected to Cyprus, people were evacuated.
Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu stated that supporters of the Hamas and Islamic Jihad movements will pay a high price for their actions.
As “Neurone Intelligence” writes in Twitter, rockets were fired towards Tel Aviv, most of which were intercepted. Explosions were heard, and there was also information about a fire that could have been caused by a direct blow.
Al Qassam launched hundreds of rockets towards Tel Aviv! pic.twitter.com/yIGRtDapIw
– Luqman ???????? (@luqmannasa) May 11, 2021
Rockets fired at Tel Aviv just now. Iron dome intercepts it. Israeli music continues to play. Call me crazy I stayed out to watch it. pic.twitter.com/eVwmJl5AG3
– Layah Heilpern ???? (@LayahHeilpern) May 11, 2021
In the Tel Aviv suburb of Holon, a rocket hit a bus, people were evacuated, but three were injured.
Not far from Holon, in Rishon LeZion, a 50-year-old woman was killed by a rocket explosion, and another person was injured.
“At this point, 3 people have died from terrorist rocket attacks on Israel. These are women 50, 60 and 80 years old. Another 70 people were hospitalized in hospitals with injuries of varying severity,” wrote Mark Novikov.
At the same time, in the Gaza Strip, civilians were urged to stay away from high-rise buildings out of the threat of a response from Israel, writes “UpdateChart” в Twitter.
Defesa The Israeli Defense has just issued a note asking civilians in the Gaza Strip to stay away from tall buildings. A mass attack is likely to occur at any time.
Tel Aviv video just now: pic.twitter.com/4iWUlY79a1
— UpdateChart (@updatechartuc) May 11, 2021
As a reminder, as of Tuesday morning, May 11, Hamas shelled the territory of the city of Ashkelon… Six townspeople were injured under the shelling. Two people received moderate wounds, and four minor.