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Added on the 11/05/2021 14:48:06 - Copyright : France 24 EN
Rocket alarms sound in Tel Aviv, two weeks after the start of a raging war between Israel and Hamas. Israel's military announced intensified strikes on Hamas-controlled Gaza ahead of a planned ground invasion, as the Pentagon said Sunday it was bolstering defences in the Middle East over "escalations" by Iran and its allies. IMAGES
Sirens wail and sound of shelling is heard in Tel Aviv as a Hamas rocket passes overhead. Israel is preparing a ground invasion of Hamas-ruled Gaza after the militants' October 7 attack and has been bombarding the blockaded territory for days, with civilians accounting for most victims on both sides. IMAGES
The United States condemns rocket attacks by Hamas as an "unacceptable escalation" as it renews calls for calm over tensions in Jerusalem. "The United States condemns in the strongest terms the barrage of rocket attacks fired into Israel in recent hours," US State Department spokesman Ned Price tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
Hezbollah fires rockets towards Israel as Israeli strikes hit the southern Lebanese village of Rachaya al-Fukhar. Since the outbreak of war between Hamas and Israel on October 7, the Lebanese-Israeli border has witnessed a near-daily exchange of fire between Israel's army and Lebanon's Shiite movement Hezbollah, a Hamas ally. IMAGES
Bangs ring out as Hezbollah fires dozens of rockets towards an Israeli military base hours after deadly Israeli strikes targeting the group's assets near the city of Baalbek in eastern Lebanon. Since the outbreak of war between Hamas and Israel on October 7, the Lebanese-Israeli border has witnessed a near-daily exchange of fire between Israel's army and Lebanon's Shiite movement Hezbollah, a Hamas ally. IMAGES
Sirens blare in the streets and the Azrieli shopping mall of Tel Aviv, in Israel, after Hamas says it launched rockets from the Gaza Strip. IMAGES