Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement in Palestine, issued a statement on May 12 saying they launched 15 rockets from the Gaza Strip toward the town of Dimona in western Israel, near the Shimon Peres nuclear facility.
Israeli media reported sirens blaring in Dimona and Beersheba in the west and from Ashkelon, Ashdod to Yavne in the northern Gaza Strip.
Rocket launched against Israeli territory during a Hamas raid on May 12.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed `a series of rockets launched from the Gaza Strip` into the southern region of the country on May 12.
Seven Israelis were killed in a rocket attack conducted by Hamas in recent days, including a 6-year-old child and a soldier.
In response, the IDF conducted a series of airstrikes targeting Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip.
The defense complex helps Israel block more than 90% of rockets
The Iron Dome system helps Israel deal with rocket attacks.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health said 53 people died in Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip this week, including 14 children, and 320 others were injured.
The `tit for tat` clashes between Israel and the Hamas militia in recent days have been identified as the most intense since the 2014 war in the Gaza Strip, causing the international community to worry that the situation could get out of control.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that Palestinian armed groups would `pay a very heavy price`, while representatives of the Hamas group accused Tel Aviv of starting the conflict and would have to suffer the consequences.
Location of Israel’s Shimon Peres Negev nuclear facility (marked in red).
Clashes escalated after Israel restricted access to the Old City of Jerusalem during Ramadan, threatening to expel four Palestinian families who had lived for many years in east Jerusalem, to make room for Jewish settlers.
News of the expulsion order prompted Palestinians to protest and clash with Israeli riot police for days outside the Al-Aqsa mosque in east Jerusalem, a holy site for Muslims.
