Galilee, Tel Aviv under attack Saturday night

For the first time since the beginning of Operation Protective Edge, three rockets fell in open areas in the Western Galilee on Saturday night. No one was hurt and no damage was caused.

The IDF responded to the rockets with artillery fire towards the source of the rockets launching.

Sirens blared at 10:42pm in Nahariya, Shlomi and Rosh Hanikra, among other areas.

Northern residents were surprised of the siren that cut through the relative quiet the area has been enjoying recently.

Several municipalities in the Western Galilee have decided to open their public bomb shelters.

Meanwhile, Hamas warned Israel in a Hebrew message that it would fire on Tel Aviv in a barrage that would test the Iron Dome missile defense system.

The rockets were fired on Tel Aviv after 9pm on Saturday, an hour after Hamas warned the operators of the Iron Dome batteries to be “prepared to the maximum.”

Rockets fired from Gaza hit Israel’s south and center all day on Saturday, with nearly 90 from morning to evening.

Following the barrage on Tel Aviv, Hamas said it fired 10 rockets on the major Israeli city. Iron Dome intercepted six of them.

Following the announcement of the evening rocket fire on Tel Aviv, Gazans danced in Jabalya, located near Gaza City in North Gaza, after false reports that Israelis were injured. Footage of the celebrations was broadcast on Israel Channel 2.

Tel Aviv night life reportedly continued as usual, with bars and coffee houses as busy as usual. A performance of the Israel Philharmonic in Tel Aviv went on as scheduled.

Also Saturday evening, two rockets fired from Gaza landed near Hebron and Bethlehem, in areas of the West Bank controlled by the Palestinian Authority.

Following those attacks, the IDF distributed rocket safety information in Arabic to residents of the Palestinian Authority.

YNETNEWS.COM, JTA

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