Seven rockets fired at Israel from Gaza, raising alarms

In Israel, seven rockets leave several dead Monday in Beit Hanoun, including children. The EZZDIN Al Qassam brigades, fired at least seven projectiles in the direction of central Israel.

Seven rockets fired at Israel from Gaza, raising alarms

At least 20 people have been killed, including nine children, and several injured Monday in Beit Hanoun, in the northern Gaza Strip, in a bombardment by Israeli aircraft in retaliation for the firing of rockets into Jerusalem by armed wings of Hamas.

The EZZDIN Al Qassam brigades, linked to the Islamist Hamas movement, which de facto rules Gaza, fired at least seven projectiles in the direction of central Israel.

In Jerusalem, they were activated shortly after 18.00 hours (17.00 CET) in Jerusalem. According to Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Conricus, an Islamist militia commander was one of the targets.

At least two other militiamen were killed in the same operation, although the spokesman did not specify whether they were listening to the Hanoun attack in which the three Palestinian minors were killed.

“The offensive has only just begun,” warned Conricus, who estimated that retaliation could last “many hours, even days.”

Hamas militias have fired dozens of rockets into the Israeli border area, where red alarms of imminent attack were issued overnight, with no injuries reported.

Tens of thousands of Israeli nationalists and settlers marched hours later with the Star of David flag through Jerusalem’s Old City.

Police banned the provocative march through the Muslim quarter of the iconic Damascus Gate, where torches are launched every year.

The nationalist parade was diverted entirely to Jaffa Gate, through the Christian and Armenian neighborhoods, in the direction of the Western Wall, to avoid passing through the most troubled areas.

The authorities finally decided to cancel the march at around 6:30 p.m., after anti-missile security alerts were activated in Jerusalem.