‘As the Palestinian organization attempted to demonstrate its military might in spite of Israel’s Gaza offensive,’ Hamas claims to have fired missiles at Tel Aviv on Sunday, causing sirens to sound in the Israeli metropolis for the first time in four months.
In a message published on its Telegram channel on Sunday, Al-Qassam Brigades took credit for the rocket launches, alleging “Zionist massacres against civilians” as the cause of the launch.
On Sunday, the Israeli military turned on sirens in Tel Aviv’s central district to alert people to possible rocket attacks. Meanwhile, the Hamas armed wing, al-Qassam Brigades, declared that they had launched a “big missile” attack on the city.
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In a message published on its Telegram channel on Sunday, Al-Qassam Brigades claimed responsibility for the rocket launches, alleging “Zionist massacres against civilians” as the cause of the launch.
According to Hamas Al-Aqsa TV, the rockets were launched from the territory of Gaza.
There had been no rocket alarm noise in Tel Aviv for the past four months. Why were the sirens triggered? The Israeli military did not immediately declare it.
There have been no recorded casualties, according to Israel’s emergency medical services.
Even after a catastrophic military onslaught by Israel that lasted for more than seven months, both from the air and the ground, the attack showed that the Islamist group was still capable of launching long-range rockets.
He wrote, ‘Rafah with full force;’ on X.
According to Gaza’s health ministry, Israel’s offensive has claimed the lives of around 36,000 Palestinians. Israel began the operation after militants led by Hamas stormed villages in southern Israel on October 7, killing almost 1,200 people and taking over 250 captives, according to Israeli estimates.
Sunday saw fighting continue in the heavily populated Jabaliya neighborhood of northern Gaza, which had seen weeks of fierce fighting early in the conflict. The military claimed to have discovered a weapons storage facility within a school that had several rocket components and weapons during one assault.
It refuted claims made by Hamas that an Israeli soldier had been kidnapped by Palestinian fighters.
TRUE CONVERSATIONS
Attempts to reach a consensus to end the conflict and bring more After conversations between Israeli and US intelligence officials and the prime minister of Qatar, there were some indications of movement for the more than 100 captives who are still being held in Gaza. The hostages had been barred for weeks.
Resuming the negotiations this week, according to an official with knowledge of the situation, will be based on fresh suggestions from mediators in Qatar and Egypt and will feature ‘active U.S. involvement.’
A Hamas representative, however, downplayed the claim, telling Reuters that ‘it is not true.’
Senior Hamas official living in exile, Izzat El-Reshiq, stated that contrary to what the Israeli media had claimed, the group had not heard from the mediators regarding any new dates for the start of negotiations.
Reshiq reiterated the demands of Hamas, which are as follows: ‘Completely and irreversibly ceasing the aggression, in Rafah as well as the entire Gaza Strip.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stated time and time again that the war will not end until Hamas is destroyed, even if Israel is requesting the release of its hostages.
TRUCKS OF AID ENTER GAZA
After more than seven months of a conflict that has left the enclave in ruins and created widespread starvation, pleas have been made for Israel to provide additional supplies to Gaza.
On Sunday, Israel got ready to let about 200 relief trucks enter Gaza via Kerem Shalom, which is located at the southeast corner of the Palestinian territory. This would avoid using the major Rafah crossing, which has been closed for several weeks.
It comes after a deal reached on Friday between Presidents Abdel Fattah al-Sisi of Egypt and the United States to temporarily transfer aid over the border.
200 assistance vehicles, including four fuel trucks, were anticipated to arrive through the Kerem Shalom border on Sunday, according to Khaled Zayed, a spokesman with the Egyptian Red Crescent, who spoke with Reuters.
On social media site X, Egypt’s state-affiliated Al Qahera News TV posted a video purporting to show relief trucks entering Kerem Shalom, which served as the primary commercial crossing point between Israel, Egypt, and Gaza before to the conflict.
Since Israel took control of the Palestinian side of the crossing on May 6 as part of an intensified offensive in the area, the Rafah crossing has been closed for over three weeks.
Egypt has refused to allow significant numbers of Palestinians to enter its borders from Gaza because it is becoming more and more concerned about this. to allow the Rafah crossing to open on its side.
Hamas claims
Israel has declared that it will not impose restrictions on relief supplies, and it has established additional northern crossing locations in addition to working with the US, which has constructed a makeshift floating pier for assistance delivery.
