Tag : Kuseife

Tel Aviv [Israel]: The toll in the Hamas rocket fire from the Gaza Strip into Israel climbed to 4, The Times of Israel reported. The daily reported earlier that after a barrage of rocket fire from the Gaza Strip, Hamas fighters infiltrated Israel. The mayor of Kuseife, Abd al-Aziz Nassara, confirmed the toll, adding that several more have been wounded as the rockets from Gaza rained on the town. Kuseife, a Bedouin town in southern Israel, is located around 65 kilometres from the Gaza Strip. According to reports, a woman was killed earlier in the rocket attack and their multiple injuries as well. Following the attack, red alert warning sirens were activated in Tel Aviv, located around 70 kilometres from the Gaza Strip, as well as, Sde Boker, Arad, and Dimona in the south. Residents living across these areas heard the massive explosions, according to The Times of Israel. Meanwhile, Opposition leader Yair Lapid received a security briefing from the Israeli Prime Minister's military secretary, Avi Gil, following the attack. "Israel is in an emergency" and Lapid would back a "harsh military response" to Hamas's coordinated attack, a statement from the Opposition's leader's office said. Apart from the woman, who died of her wounds, the injured included a 52-year-old man from Gederot, who was moderately injured, and a 20-year-old man from Yavne, who also sustained minor injuries. Both victims were transferred to Kaplan Hospital, according to the Jerusalem Post. The Israel Defense Forces, meanwhile, declared a state of readiness for war following the attack. "There has been widespread rocket fire into Israeli territory from Gaza, and terrorists have infiltrated Israeli territory through various entry points. Residents in the south and centre ...