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) News Israel Israel strikes dozens of Hamas targets in response to rockets fired on Tel Aviv Facebook Twitter Email SMS WhatsApp Share By Cnaan Liphshiz, JTA | March 15, 2019 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 JTA Europe correspondent JTA Content distributed by the Jewish Telegraphic Agency news service. Also On J. Rocket attacks persist as Israel steps up offensive in Gaza Israel Israel assassinates Islamic Jihad leader, rockets fired from Gaza in retaliation Israel Death toll rises to 6 Israelis, 55 Palestinians in escalating fighting Israel Gaza rocket kills Israeli child as Arab-Jewish violence rages in Israel Subscribe to our Newsletter Enter Email Sign Up