Palestinian Islamist group Hamas has fired rockets at Tel Aviv for the first time in four months, triggering warning sirens in the Israeli city.
Several explosions were heard in central Tel Aviv and rocket alarms also sounded in several cities in the wider area. Hamas’s military wing claimed responsibility for the attacks.
According to paramedics, two women suffered minor injuries as they rushed to shelters.
Israeli military sources said eight rockets were fired from the city of Rafah in southern Gaza, where Israel continues its military operation despite a recent International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling ordering it to stop.
Several rockets were reportedly intercepted by Israel’s missile defense system. Tel Aviv was last attacked with rockets from the Gaza Strip on January 29.
