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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses Israel after unprecedented Hamas rocket fire on central Israel, May 11, 2021. Also present, from left: IDF chief of staff Aviv Kohavi; Defense Minister Benny Gantz and Shin Bet chief Nadav Argaman (Amos Ben-Gershom / GPO)
After over a hundred rockets fired from the Gaza Strip pummeled central Israel on Tuesday night, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror groups will “pay a dear price” for their attacks on Israeli civilians.
“Their blood is on their own hands,” Netanyahu said of the terror groups’ leadership, delivering statements alongside Defense Minister Benny Gantz and IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi.
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The scene of a rocket strike in the city of Lod that killed two people on May 12, 2021 (Magen David Adom)
Hamas launched a massive barrage of rocket fire on southern and central Israel in the early hours of Wednesday morning, killing a man and his daughter outside Lod and sending hundreds of thousands of people, from Tel Aviv to Beersheba, fleeing to bomb shelters.
Their deaths, and that of a woman in a rocket attack on Rishon Lezion earlier overnight, brought the Israeli death toll to five since the start of the hostilities on Monday evening.
According to the IDF, over 1,050 rockets and mortar shells have been fired from the Gaza Strip toward Israel since the outbreak of fighting on Monday evening, with 200 failing to clear the border and landing inside the enclave. Those barrages included over 400 rockets fired deep into Israel in two huge waves on Tuesday evening and from about 3 a.m. on Wednesday. IDF Spokesperson Hidai Zilberman said the Iron Dome air defe
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Firefighters examine a bus in the town of Holon near Tel Aviv, on May 11, 2021, that was hit by rockets fired from Gaza (Ahmad GHARABLI / AFP)
Israelis take cover under a bridge at the entrance of the central city of Tel Aviv, on May 11, 2021, after rockets were launched towards Israel from the Gaza Strip (Gil COHEN-MAGEN / AFP)
Israeli security forces stand by extinguished burnt vehicles in Holon near Tel Aviv, on May 11, 2021, after rockets from the Gaza Strip hit central Israel (Ahmad GHARABLI / AFP)
Rockets seen fired from the Gaza strip, into Tel Aviv and central Israel on May 11, 2021. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
Israel’s president offers Gaza-border residents respite from missiles
Israel’s president offers Gaza-border residents respite from missiles
As the communities in southern Israel are bombarded with rockets and incendiary devices, President Reuvlen Rivlin opens his official residence to citizens under fire.
By Abigail Klein Leichman
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(May 11, 2021 / Israel21C) In the wake of a barrage of 250 missiles launched from Gaza into Israel, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin invited citizens from the Gaza “envelope” (periphery) area and greater southern Israel to his official Jerusalem residence, Beit Hanasi.
“Dear families, groups of children and adults from the Gaza envelope and the areas under missile attack, you are invited to the President’s House to enjoy the educational and experiential tours of the visitor center. The President’s House will provide extra tours to help relieve your tension and give respite for residents of the south until life returns
Judah Ari Gross is The Times of Israel s military correspondent.
Palestinian terror groups fire massive barrages of long-range rockets at central Israel, triggering sirens in Tel Aviv and throughout its suburbs.
The rockets are fired in multiple waves. Residents of the area report hearing the sounds of explosions, an indicator that the Iron Dome missile defense system has been used to shoot down some of the incoming projectiles.
The Israel Defense Forces’ Home Front Command instructs all residents of central and southern Israel to enter bomb shelters and remain there for at least 10 minutes. I m proud to work at The Times of Israel