{"id":124472,"date":"2021-05-10T15:52:28","date_gmt":"2021-05-10T15:52:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=124472"},"modified":"2021-05-10T15:52:28","modified_gmt":"2021-05-10T15:52:28","slug":"hamas-says-it-has-fired-rockets-at-jerusalem-in-retaliation-for-israeli-aggression","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/hamas-says-it-has-fired-rockets-at-jerusalem-in-retaliation-for-israeli-aggression\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamas says it has fired rockets at Jerusalem in retaliation for Israeli ‘aggression’"},"content":{"rendered":"
A number of rockets have landed in an area of Jerusalem, according to Israeli media reports.<\/p>\n
It came minutes after an ultimatum from Hamas for Israel to withdraw forces from two flashpoints in the city.<\/p>\n
The group claimed responsibility for the attack, calling it retaliation for Israeli “crimes and aggression”.<\/p>\n
The Israeli military said seven rockets had set off sirens in Jerusalem and the surrounding area and that rocket fire from Gaza was continuing into southern Israel.<\/p>\n
Sky’s Mark Stone, in Jerusalem, said he understood about a number of rockets were fired at an area 10-15km from the city.<\/p>\n
He said Israel’s Iron Dome defence system is believed to have destroyed most, but that a few landed.<\/p>\n
Stone said the attack was almost certain to mean a “heavy night of bombardment” on Hamas base the Gaza Strip this evening.<\/p>\n
It comes as clashes in Jerusalem between Palestinians and Israeli forces reportedly injured more than 300 people<\/strong>.<\/p>\n