NNA – Hamas militants on October 12 fired a barrage of rockets at Tel Aviv in response to Israeli air strikes that targeted quot;civiliansquot; in two Gaza refugee camps, the Palestinian group said.
quot;Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades fired rockets at Tel Aviv in response to (Israeli strikes) targeting civilians in Al-Shati and Jabalia camps,quot; Hamas said, referring to its armed wing, in a text message sent to journalists.
AFP correspondents witnessed dozens of air strikes over 30 minutes on October 12 morning in the direction of Al-Shati camp and in the blockaded strip#39;s north.
quot;The occupation (Israeli forces) committed massacres this morning in Al-Shati camp and Jabalia camp, leaving dozens of martyrs and injured,quot; Iyad al-Buzum, spokesman for the Hamas interior ministry, told AFP.
AFP journalists saw at least seven dead bodies and six buildings destroyed in Al-Shati camp.
Israel has launched a withering air campaign against Hamas militants in the blockaded Gaza Strip after the Islamists carried out a massive assault on Israel on October 7 that killed more than 1,200 people.
Around another 1,200 people have been killed in the Palestinian coastal enclave in Israeli air strikes, according to Hamas officials. —AFP
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