In a deeply concerning development, multiple rockets have been fired toward the heavily populated Gush Dan metropolitan area in central Israel on Sunday for the first time in four months. At least 12 rocket launches were detected, Israel Hayom has learned.
Video: The interceptions in central Israel on May 26, 2024 / Credit: Usage under Israeli intellectual property law section 27a
Sunday afternoon in the shelters. After months Hamas rockets target the centre again. A rarity for us, an almost daily threat for the people in the South. I hope everybody is safe. pic.twitter.com/eSQ3wtdnDT
— Steffen Seibert (@GerAmbTLV) May 26, 2024
Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack just minutes after it happened. The rocket fire, which according to pictures seen by Israel Hayom originated in southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah, reached as far north as the Sharon region, with Kfar Saba – one of the largest cities in Israel – having a siren for the first time since the war started. Rafah is the only large stronghold still held by Hamas.
Video: Rocket hits an open area in central Israel, May 26, 2024 / Credit: Usage under Israeli intellectual property law section 27a
According to the Israeli first-responder organization Magen David Adom, at least one person was injured in the barrage – a man in Herzliya who suffered shrapnel wounds. There were also apparent reports of a rocket falling in the Bnei Barak area. Another woman was hurt as she ran toward the shelter.
Video: The site of the rocket attack in the Bnei Barak region on May 26, 2024 / Credit: Usage under Israeli intellectual property law section 27a
