This attack is the most important so far this year and comes after more than 24 hours of high tension in the area

Palestinian militias fire more than 270 rockets from Gaza into Israel

AFP/JACK GUEZ - Un misil israelí es lanzado desde el sistema de misiles de defensa de la Cúpula de Hierro, diseñado para interceptar y destruir los cohetes de corto alcance y los proyectiles de artillería entrantes, en la ciudad israelí de Ashdod — AFP/JACK GUEZ - An Israeli missile is launched from the Iron Dome defence missile system, designed to intercept and destroy incoming short-range rockets and artillery shells, in the Israeli city of Ashdod

Updated: 10/05/23

Palestinian militias in Gaza today launched more than 270 rockets towards Israel, a spokesman for the Israeli Foreign Ministry told EFE, in the context of a major escalation of violence that began yesterday with heavy army bombardment of the Strip and which has already left 20 Palestinians dead.

Iron Dome interceptors launched after rockets were fired from Gaza a short time ago. pic.twitter.com/GsXxw51Ig9
— Joe Truzman (@JoeTruzman) May 10, 2023

The attack is the largest so far this year and follows more than 24 hours of high tension in the area after Israel assassinated three senior members of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) group in Gaza yesterday.

IDF spokesperson says it attacked about 40 rocket launchers and mortars of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad throughout the Gaza Strip

Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza reports 19 dead and 37 injured pic.twitter.com/3DfpOd0im5
— i24NEWS English (@i24NEWS_EN) May 10, 2023

The Israeli bombardment, which continued on Wednesday, has so far left 20 people dead, including at least 11 civilians, several of them children, and more than 40 wounded.

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