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Palestinian militants have attempted to hit Israel's largest city, Tel Aviv, with missiles fired from Gaza. Palestinian militants have attempted to hit Israel's commercial capital, Tel Aviv, with missiles fired from Gaza.
Air raid sirens sounded in the city for the first time in two decades and residents took cover. Residents took cover after air raid sirens alerted them to a missile threat for the first time in two decades, but there were no casualties.
But there were no casualties from the two rockets, which landed south of the city, in Rishon Lezion, and in the sea. Israel's defence minister authorised the call-up of 30,000 reservists.
Three Israelis were killed by rockets from Gaza earlier, while 15 Palestinians have been killed in two days of Israeli attacks on Gaza.Three Israelis were killed by rockets from Gaza earlier, while 15 Palestinians have been killed in two days of Israeli attacks on Gaza.
Three hundred missiles have been fired from the Gaza Strip into Israel since Wednesday afternoon.Three hundred missiles have been fired from the Gaza Strip into Israel since Wednesday afternoon.
While some have been intercepted by Israel's Iron Dome missile defence system, others have hit their targets, including a direct hit on a block of flats in the town of Kiryat Malachi.
Two women and a man living on the top floor were killed.
Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak said: "This escalation will exact a price that the other side will have to pay."
'Steadfast'
However, Hamas prime minister, Ismail Haniyeh, condemned what he called Israel's "ferocious assault" against Gaza.
The danger of the kind of operation Israel has started is that rising casualties on both sides cause a violent escalation that neither side can control. If that happens it could cause a much bigger crisis across the Middle East.The danger of the kind of operation Israel has started is that rising casualties on both sides cause a violent escalation that neither side can control. If that happens it could cause a much bigger crisis across the Middle East.
The overwhelming mood in Gaza is sombre but vengeful. Sombre because few here want another war with Israel - another war in which civilians would undoubtedly suffer as much as the fighters.The overwhelming mood in Gaza is sombre but vengeful. Sombre because few here want another war with Israel - another war in which civilians would undoubtedly suffer as much as the fighters.
There is a gaping hole on the top floor of an old four-storey apartment building where two Israeli families were living. A resident Yerumichael Simon told me: "I live across the street and I used to live inside that building."There is a gaping hole on the top floor of an old four-storey apartment building where two Israeli families were living. A resident Yerumichael Simon told me: "I live across the street and I used to live inside that building."
While some have been intercepted by Israel's Iron Dome missile defence system, others have hit their targets, including a direct hit on a block of flats in the town of Kiryat Malachi. Two women and a man living on the top floor were killed. "We here in Gaza will remain steadfast and unshaken," he said in a televised statement. "We will fend off the aggression."
But any missile landing in Tel Aviv, Israel's commercial capital and most populous city, would mark a significant escalation of the conflict. The two rockets fired at Tel Aviv landed south of the city, in Rishon Lezion, and in the sea.
The armed wing of Islamic Jihad said it had fired an Iranian-built rocket at Tel Aviv, AFP news agency reported.The armed wing of Islamic Jihad said it had fired an Iranian-built rocket at Tel Aviv, AFP news agency reported.
"The Quds Brigades hit the occupied city of Tel Rabea (Tel Aviv) with a Fajr-5 rocket causing a large explosion to shake the city," the group said in a brief statement."The Quds Brigades hit the occupied city of Tel Rabea (Tel Aviv) with a Fajr-5 rocket causing a large explosion to shake the city," the group said in a brief statement.
This is the first time Tel Aviv has been threatened by missiles since the 1991 Gulf War, when missiles fired by Saddam Hussein's Iraq landed in the city.This is the first time Tel Aviv has been threatened by missiles since the 1991 Gulf War, when missiles fired by Saddam Hussein's Iraq landed in the city.
The Times of Israel website says sirens were also sounded in the Tel Aviv suburbs of Bnei Brak, Givatayim, and Ramat Gan. The Times of Israel website says sirens were also sounded in the Tel Aviv suburbs of Bnei Brak, Givatayim and Ramat Gan.
Many of the 15 Palestinians killed in Gaza during a two-day Israeli aerial and naval bombardment were members of militant groups, but civilians - including four children - were also among the dead. They included 11-month-old Omar, the son of Jihad Misharawi, a BBC Arabic picture editor. Many of the 15 Palestinians killed in Gaza during a two-day Israeli aerial and naval bombardment were members of militant groups, but civilians - including four children - were also among the dead.
They included 11-month-old Omar, the son of Jihad Misharawi, a BBC Arabic picture editor.
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel will do "everything in its power" to avoid civilian casualties in the conflict with Hamas.Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel will do "everything in its power" to avoid civilian casualties in the conflict with Hamas.
He said Hamas was deliberately placing its rockets and missiles in civilian areas prior to launching them at Israel. But he said Hamas was deliberately placing its rockets and missiles in civilian areas prior to launching them at Israel.
"There is no moral symmetry between Israel and the terrorists in Gaza," he said during a televised news conference in Tel Aviv."There is no moral symmetry between Israel and the terrorists in Gaza," he said during a televised news conference in Tel Aviv.
"Hamas deliberately targets our children and they deliberately place their rockets next to their children. Now despite this reality - and it's a difficult reality - Israel will continue to do everything its power to avoid civilian casualties." "Hamas deliberately targets our children and they deliberately place their rockets next to their children. Now despite this reality - and it's a difficult reality - Israel will continue to do everything in its power to avoid civilian casualties."
He added that Israel would take "whatever action is necessary" to defend its citizens.He added that Israel would take "whatever action is necessary" to defend its citizens.
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