Rubble at the site of an Israeli air strike in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, on March 15, 2019 (JTA/Photo-Abed Rahim Khatib-Flash90)
Rubble at the site of an Israeli air strike in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, on March 15, 2019 (JTA/Photo-Abed Rahim Khatib-Flash90)

Israel strikes dozens of Hamas targets in response to rockets fired on Tel Aviv

Israel struck dozens of Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip in response to the firing of several rockets into the Tel Aviv area.

Sirens alerted residents that rockets were coming into the area just after 9 p.m. local time on Thursday. Hours later, Israeli aircraft carried out the strikes.

The rockets were fired at Tel Aviv by the Islamic Jihad group, according to Israeli media.

There were no injuries and no damage reported in Israel.

On Friday, Hamas cancelled protests near the border with Israel, which have been taking place on a weekly basis, in a possible attempt to deescalate the situation.

Both Israel and Hamas agreed to cease fire for the time being, according to The Times of Israel.

Cnaan Liphshiz, Netherlands-based Europe Correspondent for JTA
Cnaan Liphshiz

JTA Europe correspondent

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