LIVEBLOG: IDF strikes 130 targets in Gaza Strip in response to Hamas firing 200 rockets toward Israel
Targets in the Strip include home of top Hamas commander, Hamas's intelligence headquarters
Rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory continued into Tuesday morning following a barrage of rocket fire overnight with Hamas launching over 200 rockets aimed at Israeli territory, according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).
In response to the Hamas rocket attacks from Gaza, the IDF said it struck 130 targets in the Strip, including a Hamas battalion commander and a military intelligence building belonging to Hamas.
Joint IDF, Shin Bet operation takes out high-ranking Hamas intelligence officers
Israel Defense Forces statement says it neutralized Hassan Kaogi, the Head of the Hamas Military Intelligence Security Department and his deputy Wail Issa, Head of the Military Intelligence Counter Espionage Department, in a joint operation with the Israeli Shin Bet internal security agency.
Issa was the brother of Marwan Issa, the deputy commander of the Izzedine al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas's military wing.
IDF airstrikes thwart rocket launch by two operatives in Gaza
Death toll rises from deadly Gazan rockets
A woman in Lod and her seven-year-old son died from their injuries sustained in a rocket attack.
In a separate incident in Lod, a man in his 40s and a girl were killed while driving.
UN Security Council to hold emergency hearing on escalation in Gaza
Hamas says over 110 rockets fired in barrages on Tel Aviv
Dozens of rockets fire on Tel Aviv, Bat Yam, Rishon LeZion and other communities in Israel in the latest salvo of rockets.
Red alert from Be'er Sheva to Tel Aviv
Israel comes under heavy bombardment from Gazan rocket fire, which targeted Tel Aviv and central Israeli cities as well as those in the south.
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan reaffirms unwavering US support against rocket attacks
National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan condemns ongoing rocket attacks against Israel by Hamas and other terrorist organizations in a phone call with Israeli National Security Advisor Meir Ben Shabbat.
US President Joe Biden supports Israel's security and right to defend itself, Sullivan says.
Gantz: We'll give police all means needed to deal with Lod unrest
Public Security Minister Amir Ohana declares state of emergency in Lod
Netanyahu to send Border Police to quell Lod riots
Prime Minister Netanyahu says Border Police battalions stationed in the West Bank will be transfered to Lod to help stop the violent unrest in the central Israeli city.
Israeli media reports Netanyahu will soon hold a meeting with other high-ranking officials on the violence in the city,
Medics say man in his 50s seriously wounded by rock-throwers in Lod
Israel's Magen David Adom service says a 56-year-old man is in critical condition after rioters in Lod lobbed rocks at his vehicle.
The man had been hospitalized and is now under anesthetics.
Hamas chief declares 'victory' in 'battle for Jerusalem'
Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh declares the group has emerged victorious out of what he calls a "battle for Jerusalem."
He claims the ground had set a new "balance of power" with Israel after reports suggesting Jerusalem had rejected the terrorists' pleas for a ceasefire.
Lod mayor urges Netanyahu to declare state of emergency, bring military in as riots get out of control
Ra'am party leader Mansour Abbas calls for calm
"We must prevent further escalation that could claim human lives on both sides, " Ra'am party leader Mansour Abbas says, "and allow for a return to a normal routine, especially during Ramadan."
Trump blames Israel-Gaza flare-up on Biden's 'weakness'
Former President Donald Trump issues a scathing statement on his new microblog that rips into the administration of his successor US President Joe Biden.
"When I was in office we were known as the Peace Presidency, because Israel’s adversaries knew that the United States stood strongly with Israel and there would be swift retribution if Israel was attacked," he says.
"America must always stand with Israel and make clear that the Palestinians must end the violence, terror, and rocket attacks, and make clear that the U.S. will always strongly support Israel’s right to defend itself."
Schools canceled Wednesday as escalation expected to continue
School is canceled tomorrow in all of Israel south of Herzliya, including in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, due to the ongoing threat of rocket fire from Gaza.
Netanyahu and Gantz warn Gaza terrorists there is heavy price to pay for aggression
Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terrorist groups "will pay a heavy price for aggression", Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warns during a joint press conference with top security officials.
Netanyahu added that "this campaign will take time" and called for firmness and unity in the face of the threat, while adding that the IDF had been conducting multiple strikes against terrorists in Gaza, including their senior commanders.
Defense Minister and Alternate Prime Minister Benny Gantz, for his part, vowed that the army will act to restore security and calm for a long period of time.
Hamas rocket hits fuel container near Ashkelon, causing massive fire
26 people treated for wounds after massive rocket barrages fired from Gaza Strip toward central Israel