Hamas again threatens to strike Tel Aviv after Israel kills Islamic Jihad commander

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that the operation ‘could take some time. I hope it won't take long, but it's not immediate.’
Israel's Iron Dome air defense system intercepts rockets above the coastal city of Tel Aviv on May 15, 2021, following their launching from the Gaza Strip controlled by the Palestinian Hamas movement.
Israel's Iron Dome air defense system intercepts rockets above the coastal city of Tel Aviv on May 15, 2021, following their launching from the Gaza Strip controlled by the Palestinian Hamas movement. - AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images
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The Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas threatened again on Monday to target the Israeli city of Tel Aviv with rockets after Israel’s military killed the top military commander of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ).

Hamas launched barrages of rockets toward Tel Aviv during the past week following Israeli strikes on what the Palestinian group says are civilian residences in the Gaza Strip. Israel accuses Hamas operatives of using civilian properties to plan and conduct operations.

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