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Filthy Hamas, they say they want a cease fire, and plead
they are victims, but still they launch rockets towards
civilians.

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Hamas launches rocket attack towards Tel Aviv
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Lipika Pelham,
Dan Johnson

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Reuters A media person works in a room that was damaged after rockets
were fired in Herzliya, Israel, 26 May 2024Reuters
A house in Herzliya was damaged in the attack

Hamas says it has launched a "big" rocket attack at the Tel Aviv area in central Israel, several of which were intercepted by air defence
systems, according to the Israeli military.
Hours later, Palestinian health and civilian officials said dozens of Palestinians had been killed and injured in an Israeli strike on an area
in the southern Gazan city of Rafah, where displaced people were sheltering. Many of the casualties were living in tents at the Tal al-Sultan camp,
the Palestinian Red Crescent Society said, adding that the death toll
was likely to rise. An official for the Hamas-run media office said 30
people had been killed.
Israel offered no comment but said earlier that it had struck a rocket
launcher in Rafah that had fired projectiles into its territory.
The Hamas attack on Tel Aviv - the first time in nearly four months that
the group has attacked central Israel - came amid an ongoing Israeli
military operation in Rafah, which has continued in defiance of ruling
from the UN's top court.
The barrage of up to eight rockets highlights the threat Hamas still
poses to people across Israel, although there were no reports of injuries.
It also illustrates the challenges the Israeli army faces as it moves
further into southern Gaza to oust Hamas from what it calls its “last
major stronghold”.
The rocket attack came ahead of further ceasefire negotiations between
Israel and Hamas, which are expected to resume next week.
The military wing of Hamas, the Izzedine al-Qassam Brigades, said it was
in response to "the massacre of civilians".
But by briefly destabilising the relative normality the residents of Tel
Aviv - the economic centre of Israel - had been enjoying in recent
months, Hamas may be trying to show its strength ahead of the talks, or
trying to derail them.
Air raid sirens also sounded in cities including Herzliya and Petah
Tikva. The IDF said its Iron Dome anti-missile system had intercepted
three of the eight projectiles.
Getty Images Israelis take cover during rocket fire from the Gaza Strip
near the city of Herzliya on May 26, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict
between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas.Getty Images
Israelis take cover during rocket fire near Herzliya
Most of them landed in open areas, but photos published by Israeli media appeared to show minor damage from shrapnel to a home in Herzliya, where
an elderly women lived with her caretaker. Police said two people
suffered light injuries.
And in Kfar Saba, north of Tel Aviv, a rocket fell on a field, creating
a large crater.
Later on Sunday, sirens also rang out in several border villages in the
south adjacent to Gaza, including some where residents have returned to
live since the Hamas attack on 7 October.
Hamas did not confirm the rockets were launched from Rafah, where
fighting has been reported near the Kuwaiti Hospital.
Despite intense international concern, Israel began its offensive in the southern Gaza city about three weeks ago, vowing to destroy what it said
were the last Hamas battalions present there.
But the latest rocket attacks are a reminder of Hamas’s military
capabilities after seven months of an offensive Israel said aimed to
eliminate the group.
War cabinet minister Benny Gantz said the rocket launches showed the
need for the military to push ahead with its assault.
The UN says more than 800,000 Palestinians have fled Rafah, a city on
Gaza’s southern edge. About 1.5 million had been sheltering there from
the fighting elsewhere in Gaza.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said the area which was hit by the
IDF airstrike had been designated for displaced people.
But aid groups say that nowhere in Gaza is safe for the territory's
estimated two million civilians. They say some Israeli strikes have hit civilians in areas previously designated by the IDF as "humanitarian zones". Israel's military campaign in Gaza began after gunmen from Hamas
attacked Israel on 7 October, killing about 1,200 people and taking 252
others back to Gaza as hostages.
Nearly 36,000 Palestinians have been killed in the war since then,
according to Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry.
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Hamas launches rocket attack towards Tel Aviv
Just now
Lipika Pelham,
Dan Johnson

Share
Reuters A media person works in a room that was damaged after rockets
were fired in Herzliya, Israel, 26 May 2024Reuters
A house in Herzliya was damaged in the attack
Hamas says it has launched a "big" rocket attack at the Tel Aviv area in central Israel, several of which were intercepted by air defence
systems, according to the Israeli military.
Hours later, Palestinian health and civilian officials said dozens of Palestinians had been killed and injured in an Israeli strike on an area
in the southern Gazan city of Rafah, where displaced people were sheltering. Many of the casualties were living in tents at the Tal al-Sultan camp,
the Palestinian Red Crescent Society said, adding that the death toll
was likely to rise. An official for the Hamas-run media office said 30
people had been killed.
Israel offered no comment but said earlier that it had struck a rocket
launcher in Rafah that had fired projectiles into its territory.
The Hamas attack on Tel Aviv - the first time in nearly four months that
the group has attacked central Israel - came amid an ongoing Israeli
military operation in Rafah, which has continued in defiance of ruling
from the UN's top court.
The barrage of up to eight rockets highlights the threat Hamas still
poses to people across Israel, although there were no reports of injuries.
It also illustrates the challenges the Israeli army faces as it moves
further into southern Gaza to oust Hamas from what it calls its “last
major stronghold”.
The rocket attack came ahead of further ceasefire negotiations between
Israel and Hamas, which are expected to resume next week.
The military wing of Hamas, the Izzedine al-Qassam Brigades, said it was
in response to "the massacre of civilians".
But by briefly destabilising the relative normality the residents of Tel
Aviv - the economic centre of Israel - had been enjoying in recent
months, Hamas may be trying to show its strength ahead of the talks, or
trying to derail them.
Air raid sirens also sounded in cities including Herzliya and Petah
Tikva. The IDF said its Iron Dome anti-missile system had intercepted
three of the eight projectiles.
Getty Images Israelis take cover during rocket fire from the Gaza Strip
near the city of Herzliya on May 26, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict
between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas.Getty Images
Israelis take cover during rocket fire near Herzliya
Most of them landed in open areas, but photos published by Israeli media appeared to show minor damage from shrapnel to a home in Herzliya, where
an elderly women lived with her caretaker. Police said two people
suffered light injuries.
And in Kfar Saba, north of Tel Aviv, a rocket fell on a field, creating
a large crater.
Later on Sunday, sirens also rang out in several border villages in the
south adjacent to Gaza, including some where residents have returned to
live since the Hamas attack on 7 October.
Hamas did not confirm the rockets were launched from Rafah, where
fighting has been reported near the Kuwaiti Hospital.
Despite intense international concern, Israel began its offensive in the southern Gaza city about three weeks ago, vowing to destroy what it said
were the last Hamas battalions present there.
But the latest rocket attacks are a reminder of Hamas’s military
capabilities after seven months of an offensive Israel said aimed to
eliminate the group.
War cabinet minister Benny Gantz said the rocket launches showed the
need for the military to push ahead with its assault.
The UN says more than 800,000 Palestinians have fled Rafah, a city on
Gaza’s southern edge. About 1.5 million had been sheltering there from
the fighting elsewhere in Gaza.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said the area which was hit by the
IDF airstrike had been designated for displaced people.
But aid groups say that nowhere in Gaza is safe for the territory's
estimated two million civilians. They say some Israeli strikes have hit civilians in areas previously designated by the IDF as "humanitarian zones". Israel's military campaign in Gaza began after gunmen from Hamas
attacked Israel on 7 October, killing about 1,200 people and taking 252
others back to Gaza as hostages.
Nearly 36,000 Palestinians have been killed in the war since then,
according to Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry.
Top UN court orders Israel to stop Rafah offensive
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Top UN court orders Israel to stop Rafah offensive
In a dramatic move, the court supported a South African request to get
Israel to halt its operation.

Middle East
2 days ago
Phoenix Cinema
Protests held at screening of Hamas attack film
A protest and counter-protest was held outside a cinema over a film
about the 7 October Hamas attack.

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Three women in the aftermath of Isreali strike in Khan Younis, Gaza
What is the genocide case against Israel?
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committing genocide in Gaza.

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Amiram and Nurit Cooper, pictured with their granddaughter, Gali
Stories of the hostages taken by Hamas from Israel
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Gaza after the 7 October attacks.

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2 days ago
Hanan Yablonka, Orion Hernandez, Michel Nisenbaum
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attacked Israel on 7 October.

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