A spokesperson for Hamas’ military branch said it had fired rockets at Jerusalem in response to Israeli crimes and aggression, including against people in the Palestinian neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, where families are facing forced evictions, and at Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Following the rocket launches, Israel dispatched troops to the Gaza border and its air force launched strikes on alleged Hamas targets, according to Haaretz. Palestinian media have reported that three children were killed in those strikes.
Footage posted to social media appeared to show rockets being fired towards Jerusalem from Gaza, one of which reportedly landed near the Abu Ghosh area.
Mariam Barghouti مريم البرغوثي on Twitter: “Three rockets fired from #Gaza towards #Jerusalem. One landed near Abu Ghosh. pic.twitter.com/WQzwcwB2JN / Twitter”
Three rockets fired from #Gaza towards #Jerusalem. One landed near Abu Ghosh. pic.twitter.com/WQzwcwB2JN
وكالة شهاب للأنباء on Twitter: “#شاهد المقــــ ــاومة تطلق عشرات الصواريخ نحو مدينة القدس المحتلة ردا على جرائم الاحتلال في القدس المحتلة pic.twitter.com/MjKDJbM6xk / Twitter”
شاهد المقــــ ــاومة تطلق عشرات الصواريخ نحو مدينة القدس المحتلة ردا على جرائم الاحتلال في القدس المحتلة pic.twitter.com/MjKDJbM6xk
There have not been any reports of injuries, but one rocket reportedly caused some damage to a house, according to Israeli broadcaster Channel 12. Israel’s military said seven rockets were fired towards Jerusalem, one of which was intercepted, with the rest landing in open areas, the Times of Israel reported.
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) also said in a statement that a “barrage of rockets” was being fired toward southern Israel. It said a civilian vehicle had been struck in the area and one person was injured.
Earlier on Monday, the IDF announced that it was suspending…
