Hamas rocket hits Israeli city of Ashdod, causes heavy fire: Israel Defense Forces

By Nyayabati Live Last updated May 15, 2021 211 0

Rockets light up the night sky as they are fired towards Israel from Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip on May 14, 2021. - Israel bombarded Gaza with artillery and air strikes on Friday, May 14, in response to a new barrage of rocket fire from the Hamas-run enclave, but stopped short of a ground offensive in the conflict that has now claimed more than 100 Palestinian lives. As the violence intensified, Israel said it was carrying out an attack "in the Gaza Strip" although it later clarified there were no boots on the ground. (Photo by MOHAMMED ABED / AFP)

Moscow: A rocket fired by the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Gaza Strip-based Hamas Islamist movement, hit on Saturday the Israeli city of Ashdod, causing a heavy fire there, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said.

In the earlier hours of Saturday, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades said they had fired rockets at the Israeli cities of Be’er Sheva and Ashdod in response to the deadly airstrike on the Al-Shati refugee camp in the city of Gaza.

“Barrages of rockets are being fired non-stop from Gaza into southern Israel. Tonight, a rocket hit the city of Ashdod-see the damage for yourself. This won’t go unanswered,” the IDF wrote on its Twitter page and posted a video of the heavy fire.

According to The Jerusalem Post newspaper, the fire erupted at a port plant. There is no information about any injured people.