This is crazy, over 20 years of no rockets and sirens in Tel Aviv since Saddam/ Gulf war, now we're back at square frigging one.
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Camilla Schick (@CSchickova) November 16, 2012Witnesses in Tel Aviv, Israel are reporting a loud explosion following air raid sirens as the city comes under Hamas rocket fire for the second day in a row.
A few minutes ago a siren was heard in #TelAviv. #IsraelUnderFire—
Avital Leibovich (@AvitalLeibovich) November 16, 2012
another big fucking boom in tel aviv—
David P. Alexander (@mrdavidpatrick) November 16, 2012
this one sounded closer than last nights.—
David P. Alexander (@mrdavidpatrick) November 16, 2012
Siren in Tel Aviv ended about 4mins ago shortly after explosion, sounded like a loud thud in the distance, south maybe. awaiting updates—
Camilla Schick (@CSchickova) November 16, 2012
#telaviv right now: sirens sounded followed by loud boom.—
Brooklyn Middleton (@BklynMiddleton) November 16, 2012
My daughter in a Tel Aviv suburb just heard a loud crash; sirens galore, but no word yet from Israeli authorities.—
Barbara Opall-Rome (@OpallRome) November 16, 2012
Hamas claims it is shelling the area with homemade projectiles.
Al Qassam Brigades shelling Tel Aviv-Tel El Rabee with M75 homemade projectile. #Gaza #ShaleStones #Israel—
Alqassam Brigades (@AlqassamBrigade) November 16, 2012
Tel Aviv police say one rocket landed in the Gush Dan district, but thankfully, no injuries have been reported.
#Telaviv police: Rocket lands in Gush Dan area in open area, no injuries #Israel #Gaza #Jpost—
Ben Hartman (@Benhartman) November 16, 2012
Tel Aviv Police say rocket landed in Gush Dan district, no injuries. But impact huge: first sirens since Gulf War, city within range #Gaza—
Jon Williams (@WilliamsJon) November 16, 2012
Another rocket reportedly landed at sea.
Local Israeli TV says one rocket landed in an open area, AP reports the second in the sea — this is making a ground invasion more likely—
Emily Wither (@ewither) November 16, 2012
All bomb shelters in the city have reportedly been opened.
I'm told that because of the rocket attack in Tel Aviv — all public bomb shelters have been opened #Israel #Gaza—
Emily Wither (@ewither) November 16, 2012
Prime Minister Netanyahu has been briefed on the rocket attack and will be meeting with security chiefs.
PM Netanyahu is convening a meetibg with the security chiefs about the rocket attack on Tel-Aviv—
Barak Ravid (@BarakRavid) November 16, 2012
Twitchy will continue to monitor the attacks on Israel and update as more information becomes available.
Update:
The IDF Twitter account reports that no rockets hit Tel Aviv.
Update: No rocket hit Tel Aviv. Fact: 340 rockets have hit Israel since Operation Pillar of Defense began. #IsraelUnderFire—
IDF (@IDFSpokesperson) November 16, 2012
A witness told AFP the rocket landed in the sea off Tel Aviv "some 200 metres" from the beachfront US embassy—
Sarah Collerton (@sarahcollerton) November 16, 2012
Meanwhile, rocket attacks continue in Southern Israel.
3 IDF soldiers in southern #Israel were injured by a rocket fired from #Gaza a short while ago. #IsraelUnderFire—
IDF (@IDFSpokesperson) November 16, 2012
A glimpse of life in southern #Israel – A rocket fired from #Gaza struck a family's backyard today. #IsraelUnderFire http://t.co/1rRTWZ4V—
IDF (@IDFSpokesperson) November 16, 2012
