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A rocket launched by Palestinian militants toward Israel makes its way from the northern Gaza Strip, seen from the Israeli-Gaza Border, southern Israel, Nov. 15, 2012.

Two rockets launched from the Gaza Strip today landed in Rishon Letzion, some 7 miles south of Tel Aviv. No causalties were reported in those rocket attacks, by far the farthest strikes by Hamas in two days of fighting. Rishon Letzion is considered a sister city to Tel Aviv.

Update: Residents of Kfar Chabad are reporting that warning sirens have gone off in town. Kfar Chabad is located roughly two miles from Rishon Letzion. It is less than a mile away from Ben Gurion airport.

Rockets Reaching Outskirts of Tel Aviv, Kfar Chabad

Klein Online

A rocket launched by Palestinian militants toward Israel makes its way from the northern Gaza Strip, seen from the Israeli-Gaza Border, southern Israel, Nov. 15, 2012.

Two rockets launched from the Gaza Strip today landed in Rishon Letzion, some 7 miles south of Tel Aviv. No causalties were reported in those rocket attacks, by far the farthest strikes by Hamas in two days of fighting. Rishon Letzion is considered a sister city to Tel Aviv.

Update: Residents of Kfar Chabad are reporting that warning sirens have gone off in town. Kfar Chabad is located roughly two miles from Rishon Letzion. It is less than a mile away from Ben Gurion airport.

Earlier today, three Israelis were killed by a direct rocket hit on their family home in the Gaza border town of Kiryat Malakhi. A four year old Israeli boy and an infant were moderately wounded in separate rocket attacks.

More than 200 rockets have been fired from Gaza since Israel yesterday started what it calls Operation Pillar of Defense targeting the terrorist infrastrucure in Gaza.

In Rishon Letzion today, a siren went off alerting residents there of possible incoming projectiles after the Israeli Defense Forces detected that one or two long range rockets had been fired from Gaza.

Palestinian media is reporting Hamas’s so-called military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Bridgades, is claiming responsiblity for the Rishon Letzion rocketing.

The rocketing of Rishon Letzion comes less than 24 hours after KleinOnline quoted senior Hamas members saying the Islamist group was debating sending rockets to that city.

The Hamas leadership in Gaza has also been studying the possibility of assassinating Israeli figures or launching suicide bombings inside Israel, those senior Hamas members said yesterday.

Also being debating by Hamas is the immediate use of antiaircraft and other advanced missiles to target Israel Air Force operations over the Gaza Strip, the Hamas members said.

According to the senior Hamas members speaking to KleinOnline, the responses Hamas is currently debating launching against Israel include:

1) Firing long range rockets aimed at Gedera and Rishon Letzion. Such rocket firing would be considered a strategic game changer.

2) Launching suicide bombings inside Israel. Any attempted suicide attacks would most likely originate with the Hamas infrastructure within the West Bank. Israeli security sources told KleinOnline that Hamas maintains the capability of attempting suicide bombings from the West Bank.

3) Assassinating Israeli figures. The Hamas members said the group is already compiling a list of possible targets but would not comment to KleinOnline about whether those targets were political, military or civilian.

Further, the senior Hamas members said the group is likely to use antiaircraft and other advanced missiles against IAF airplanes operating over the Gaza Strip.

2 Comments

  • Hey Dude

    Y do u use the term “Palestinian militants” on your website they r Reshoyim & Murderers. Militant is som1 fighting 4 a cause, they r the trash in your garbage can. u should remove it even the Rebbe said not 2 use the p word bec it gives Koach 2 their claim that it Palistein. The Media will never call them terorists or murderers bec they side with the arabs n say ” big bad jews beating up the poor Palestinein ppl