Over the weekend, Israel conducted a covert mission in Gaza over the weekend that left seven Palestinians dead along with one Israeli soldier.
One of the Palestinians killed was a local militant commander. Monday, Hamas started fighting back and sent over 120 missiles into Israel. The air defense system, Iron Dome, caught most of the missiles but some landed on residential areas.
Live video from Twitter shows the devastation and likelihood of many civilian casualties.
#BREAKING: OVER 120 MISSILES FIRED AT #ISRAEL. ASHKELON OPENED SHELTERS. pic.twitter.com/Y6igxvOtFo
— Instant News Alerts (@InstaNewsAlerts) November 12, 2018
Here is a video of a fire burning in Netivot after a rocket hit.
Scene of rocket which hit Netivot. #israel pic.twitter.com/lTZp48nt8p
— StandWithUs (@StandWithUs) November 12, 2018
A picture from Sederot shows a building on fire. The person posting the tweets says the rocket was a “direct strike in a home.”
Initial pictures from Sderot where a qassam rocket impacted a direct strike in a home #Israel #Gaza pic.twitter.com/SwQL67aTER
— كَوْن مُوازٍ (@ignis_fatum) November 12, 2018
Here you can see the skies of Israel littered with rockets.
BREAKING …. L I V E : Skies of southern Israel NOW.
Dozens of rockets from Iran / Qatar supported Hamas are being fired from #Gaza at Israeli civilians. pic.twitter.com/q4oZnn1WUV#Iran #Qatar #Hamas #Jihad #Jewish #Israel #IDF #IAF@AP @Reuters @BBCBreaking @cnnbrk @nytimes— Jewish News Agency (@JewishNewsUSA) November 12, 2018
In the video below, you can actually see the missle defense system intercepting the Hamas rockets in mid-air.
Iron Dome intercepts rockets 🚀 being fired at #Israel for last 20 minutes straight. pic.twitter.com/Hg0BMkbJka
— StandWithUs (@StandWithUs) November 12, 2018
As of publication, the attacks are still happening and a UK diplomat posted that “tens of thousands of families are trapped in their shelters.”
🚨Large scale attack by #Hamas at #Israel’s southern cities. Tens of thousands of families are trapped in their shelters pic.twitter.com/PwRAtmeM9S
— Udi Avivi 🇮🇱 (@UdiAvivi) November 12, 2018
Israel and Palestine have a long history of war and it looks like we are on the brink another one.
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