INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
into Israeli territory in a major escalation of the long-running conflict between the two sides.The early morning rocket attack, which the
the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem and the ongoing siege of Gaza.The IDF warned Israelis who live near Gaza to stay in their homes or head to
sovereign in the Gaza Strip and is responsible for this attack
IDF, and to all the security forces and rescue services
warning sirens and booms, likely the interceptions of incoming rockets, as sirens continued to sound around Israel.The first round of
rockets was fired at about 6:30 a.m
Saturday morning local time (11:30 p.m
ET), when most Israelis are likely to have been asleep.It is rare for Palestinian militants to be able to make it into Israel from Gaza
entered Kibbutz Beeri, saying that residents were urging the IDF to rush to the kibbutz.Channel 12 also reported that infiltrators had taken
hostages in Netiv HaAsara.Israeli authorities did not immediately confirm any details about those reports.Social media footage obtained by
CNN showed multiple masked gunmen in a pickup truck driving down a street in the Israeli city of Sderot
Gunfire could also be heard in the video.One woman died and at least 15 people were wounded across southern and lowland regions of Israel in
in her 60s, revising her age down from 70s, which CNN had earlier reported.Two people are in critical condition, six in moderate condition
sounds.MDA spokesperson Zaki Heller also urged people to donate blood and said a special blood donation drive is being organized in Tel Aviv
the Tel Aviv area, east to Beer Sheva, and many other locations in between.Social media footage obtained by CNN showed the aftermath of a
rocket strike in the coastal city of Ashkelon where multiple cars could be seen burning next to an apartment complex, a thick plume of black
smoke billowing into the air.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant are conducting security assessments at
isolated coastal enclave of almost 2 million people crammed into 140 square miles.Governed by Hamas, the territory is largely cut off from
the importation of basic goods into the narrow coastal strip.Source: CNN-Agencies
