The Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, declared a state of emergency in the city today Lond (in the city center), the scene of the recent «unrest» involving members of the Arab minority, according to the police. In a press release issued by his office, the Israeli prime minister clarified that he had given the green light to declare a «state of emergency» in Lod, where Israeli police reported «riots» by members of the Arab minority following the violent death of an Israeli Arab the previous day, for which a Jewish resident of the city—who is considered the prime suspect—was arrested.
Two more people were killed by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip
A man and a girl were killed today in the Israeli city of Lod, as they were riding in a car that was struck by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip, police said. The girl, whose age was not disclosed, was killed instantly, while the man, who was about forty years old, was pronounced dead at the hospital where he was taken, according to police, who did not specify whether the two victims were parent and child.
The latest deaths bring to five the number of people killed in Israel by rockets fired since Monday evening by armed Palestinian groups in theGaza Strip.
Hamas's armed wing fired 200 rockets at Israel
The Islamist movement Hamas, the ruling authority in Gaza, announced today that its armed wing had fired more than 200 rockets fired at Israeli territory, in retaliation for Israeli airstrikes on the Palestinian coastal enclave, including the one that caused a 12-story building to collapse.
Hamas’s armed wing stated in a press release that it was in the process of firing «110 rockets» at the city of Tel Aviv and other «100 rockets» at the city of Beersheba, «in retaliation for strikes against properties inhabited by civilians.».
For its part, the Israeli military announced that it is continuing its strikes today against positions held by Palestinian armed groups.
«In the last few hours,» the Israeli military «has struck a large number of key terrorist targets throughout the Gaza Strip,» and «at this moment, the strikes are continuing,» according to a press release issued by the General Staff.
Palestinian Islamic Jihad says it fired 100 rockets
Ο Palestinian Islamic Jihad, the second-strongest armed group in the Gaza Strip, announced today that its military wing fired 100 rockets from the coastal Palestinian enclave toward Israeli territory. «As of 5:00 a.m., we dealt a heavy blow to the enemy (i.e., Israel), firing 100 rockets in retaliation for strikes on buildings and civilians» in the enclave, the group said, noting that two of its commanders were killed in the Israeli strikes.
