May 11, 2021

Hamas Launches Rocket Attack On Tel Aviv After Israeli Airstrikes Hit Gaza

By News & Guts

The conflict in the Middle East escalated Tuesday as the Israeli military and Palestinian forces exchanged devastating rocket fire. During the evening, militants in Gaza fired hundreds of rockets at Tel Aviv, killing at least two people and sending scores of others scrambling for safety in bomb shelters. At least 28 people in the Palestinian territory were killed by Israeli airstrikes, including ten children, according to Palestinian officials. More than a hundred others wounded.

Some of the video footage coming out of Tel Aviv shows a barrage of rockets targeting Israel’s second-biggest city. Many were intercepted by Israeli air defense systems, but some made it through.

RAW FOOTAGE: This is the moment the Iron Dome intercepted a barrage of rockets over Tel Aviv and central Israel. pic.twitter.com/8jl8OTgWCl

— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) May 11, 2021

One missile hit an empty street bus, but the resulting blast injured three people, including a little girl.

1 DEAD and 8 INJURED, including a 5 year old girl, after hundreds of rockets came raining down upon Tel Aviv and central Israel.
These images are blood curdling. pic.twitter.com/KnSoMNwc3r

— Israel Under Fire (@israelunderfire) May 11, 2021

Sirens blared nonstop Tuesday night in the town of Ashkelon. A CNN crew in the coastal town, which is near Gaza, reported hearing at least 50 explosions. Rocket fire was also reported in the city of Ashdod. At least 17 Israeli civilians have been injured in the attacks.

Palestinian militants say the barrage was revenge for an airstrike that hit a tower that houses the offices of several Hamas officials, as well as residential apartments. Israeli officials said they had launched 130 retaliatory air strikes in the Palestinian coastal territory following Hamas’ unexpected missile fire, which began on Monday.

This is an ongoing situation and we will update the story as new details emerge.