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With cops caught unprepared for Saturday's havoc in Tel Aviv's south, reports of chaotic scenes at police command center, commissioner Shabtai seizing direct control

Netanyahu: Israel responding with increasing force as Gaza violence spirals Netanyahu: Israel responding with increasing force as Gaza violence spirals Rockets fired from Gaza fly towards Israel, as viewed from Gaza City, 11 May 2021. EPA-EFE/MOHAMMED SABER Israeli artillery in action as the escalation continues between Israeli army and Hamas at the Gaza Border, Israel, 12 May 2021. EFE-EPA/ABIR SULTAN Smoke and flames rise after an Israeli airstrike on Gaza City, 12 May 2021. EPA-EFE/HAITHAM I...

1 minute read (Update 4: Adds Netanyahu’s remarks, info on Hamas deaths) Jerusalem, May 12 (EFE).- Israel is intensifying its airstrikes on Gaza in retaliation against rocket fire from the enclave, prime minister Benjamín Netanyahu said on Wednesday. His comments came after an operation by Israeli security and intelligence forces killed several top leaders of militias affiliated to Hamas, the Islamist movement that governs the Gaza Strip. “We eliminated senior Hamas commanders and this i...