Again last night there have been attacks in Gaza and Israel. The Israeli army attacked the home of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. The building is said to have been completely destroyed, but Sinwar was not present at the time of the attack.
There have also been attacks in other places in Gaza. At least three Palestinians were killed, hospital sources tell Reuters news agency. An unknown number were injured.
Israel had already threatened new attacks. An army spokesman said last night that during the night from Saturday to Sunday, installations of Hamas and Islamic Jihad will be targeted.
Missiles on Tel Aviv
Shortly before the Israeli attacks, missiles were fired from Gaza at targets in Israel. Israeli anti-aircraft defenses then came into operation. Several missiles were intercepted by Iron Dome.
Air-raid alarms have gone off in Tel Aviv and the surrounding area, say the Israeli army. The air raid alarm would also have gone off in the middle of the country. On Twitter the army speaks of a missile barrage by Hamas.
Hamas threatened to fire missiles at Tel Aviv a few hours before the attack. Whether targets have been hit and whether there are any casualties has not been confirmed. According to the AP news agency, a man would have died after a rocket hit his house.
Media building destroyed
The missile attacks on Israel follow after the Israeli army a day before a block of flats in Gaza City with missiles had destroyed. The building housed offices of media organizations Al Jazeera and AP. According to Israel, the building was also used by Hamas intelligence and the extremist organization Islamic Jihad. There were no injuries in the attack because Israel had given advance warning so that the building could be evacuated.
A video on YouTube shows the journalists evacuating the building after the warning:
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