Palestinian resistance group Hamas fired a whole lot of rockets towards Ashkelon in central Israel in response to the displacement of civilians in Gaza on Tuesday.
Hamas armed wing spokesman Abu Ubaida instructed residents of the town to depart the world by 5 p.m. (1400 GMT).
The Palestinian demise toll has risen to 788 amid Israeli airstrikes within the Gaza Strip, the Health Ministry mentioned on Tuesday.
A ministry assertion mentioned the fatalities included 770 Palestinians within the Gaza Strip and 18 within the occupied West Bank.
According to the assertion, over 4,100 individuals have been injured, together with 4,000 within the Israeli bombing in Gaza.
A earlier assertion by the ministry put the demise toll at 765 Palestinians, together with no less than 143 kids and 105 girls.
Israel continued its airstrikes on the Gaza Strip for the third day on Tuesday, following a multi-front Hamas assault on Israeli cities close to the seaside territory. Hamas mentioned the assault was in response to Israeli violations within the flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque complicated in occupied East Jerusalem and elevated settler violence.
Israel retaliated with a collection of airstrikes on the Gaza Strip and imposed a complete blockade on the territory, house to almost 2.3 million individuals.
The Israeli military mentioned Tuesday it had launched huge airstrikes concentrating on greater than 100 targets in Gaza.
Source: www.dailysabah.com