Hamas rocket attack from Gaza sets off air raid sirens in Tel Aviv for the first time in months

[sarisataka]

Hamas rocket attack from Gaza sets off air raid sirens in Tel Aviv for the first time in months

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas fired a barrage of rockets from Gaza that set off air raid sirens as far away as Tel Aviv for the first time in months on Sunday in a show of resilience more than seven months into Israel’s massive air, sea and ground offensive.

There were no immediate reports of casualties in what appeared to be the first long-range rocket attack from Gaza since January. Hamas’ military wing claimed the attack. Palestinian militants have sporadically fired rockets and mortar rounds at communities along the Gaza border, and the military arm of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad group later Sunday said it fired rockets at nearby communities.

The Israeli military said eight projectiles crossed into Israel after being launched from the area of the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where Israeli forces recently launched an incursion. It said “a number” of the projectiles were intercepted, and military spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said the launcher in Rafah was destroyed.

Earlier on Sunday, aid trucks entered Gaza from southern Israel under a new agreement to bypass the Rafah crossing with Egypt after Israeli forces seized the Palestinian side of it earlier this month. But it was not immediately clear if humanitarian groups could access the aid because of fighting.

https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/hamas-rocket-attack-from-gaza-sets-off-air-raid-sirens-in-tel-aviv-for-the-first-time-in-months/

I seem to recall being told Hamas isn't fighting or attacking Israel any more.

[FirstLight]

1. maybe they got tired of taking it...

nt

[TomDaisy]

4. I certainly hope they are not expecting a double-standard of reactions to being bombed

[JI7]

6. The double reactions are from the anti Israel crowd

as Hamas and other jihadi groups never stopped attacking Israel.

But Israel actually tries to protect their people while Hamas does the opposite .

[ilovegamers43]

17. Some are not anti Israel just instead

Want peace for both sides and no wars.

[sarisataka]

9. I don't hope for a double standard but I expect it

I also expect there will be an anti-Israel post or four. They tend to appear like clockwork.

ETA> it took less than 15 minutes for both of my expectations to come to pass.

[TomDaisy]

13. I think you should expect people to have opinions that are different from yours

[sarisataka]

14. I do expect different opinions

Those are very individual.

Standards also are individual and demonstrate what a person finds acceptable. Double standards is judging one set if actions acceptable when done by one group but unacceptable if done by another.

Personally i try for consistency and apply my standards to all parties. However I observe double standards are quite common.

[TomDaisy]

15. For example, the double standard of when #NeverAgain applies

[sarisataka]

16. I was thinking the lack of condemnation

Of Hamas launching rockets from civilian areas towards Israeli cities. Why is targeting Israeli civilians acceptable? Is it because they are Zionists*?

There are many other crimes that Hamas commits which are waved away as "resistance" yet cries of "war crimes" goes out even when the IDF engages active Hamas fighters.

ETA> I agree there is a double standard around "never again". For example-
130 people die at Sudan hospital amid city siege
An actual genocide with more dead, more facing starvation than Gaza. Yet it doesn't get a shrug, let alone protests.

[JI7]

7. You act like Hamas has not been attacking Israel all this time

[Torchlight]

10. Beginning to to think that 'maybe' is as sheltering a word as 'if' is.

Qualifiers allowing us to express our sentiments, yet enough room to stand back from it when pressed for evidence or anything to support it as such. 'Maybe' is a convenience, often to the point of laziness.

[FirstLight]

11. not my intention, actually

I am not getting into a whole debate over the whole issue. You may see it as lazy language or having a hidden meaning or implication if you want.

[Torchlight]

12. Not hidden meaning, just an effective qualiifer to take cover behind

Not a criticism.

[TomDaisy]

2. Yep. Bibi is really keeping them safe. Doing a heckuva job.

[JI7]

8. Really, Hamas attacks Israel and you attack Netanyahu ?

is it that hard to condemn Palestinians that are attacking Israel ?

[JI7]

5. Hamas and others have never stopped attacking Israel

Israel makes effort to protect their people while hamas does the opposite.