Palestinian Militants Launch Some 30 Missiles Targeting South Israel - Israeli Army

TEL AVIV (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 26th March, 2019) The Israeli military registered launches of about 30 missiles from the Gaza Strip by Palestinian militants on Monday evening, and intercepted some of the missiles, the army's press service said in a statement.

"Over the evening, we recorded about 30 launches from the Gaza Strip toward the Israeli territory. The Iron Dome systems intercepted some of them. Most of the shells that were not intercepted fell in the open ground," the army said, without reporting any casualties.

The Israeli military said that in response, it attacked dozens of facilities belonging to Palestinian militants, including the office of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh.

On Monday morning, the Israeli health authorities said that at least six people had been injured in central Israel, north of Tel Aviv, as a result of the rocket fire from the Gaza Strip. Following the aerial raid, alarms sounded in central Israel. In response to the attack, the Israel Defense Forces started attacking Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip.

Then, Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhum said that Hamas movement, de facto governing the Gaza Strip, had reached an agreement on a mutual ceasefire with Israel.