The tension in the Middle East remains very high. Numerous explosions were heard in the metropolitan area and in the skies of Tel Aviv late yesterday evening. There are currently no reports of victims.

Hamas has claimed rocket fire from Gaza. After threatening to strike Tel Aviv, Hamas launched a heavy barrage of rockets from Gaza into central and southern Israel. The Israeli army reports this on its Twitter account. "Men, women, children and the elderly are currently in shelters," added the Israeli armed forces. Also around midnight - according to the same source - a Palestinian vehicle broke through a military checkpoint and attempted to overwhelm Israeli soldiers southwest of Hebron. An Israeli soldier responded to the attack by shooting at the vehicle.

Benyamin Netanyahu also spoke in the evening. "There is no more just or moral operation." the Israeli premier said referring to the conflict with Hamas in Gaza. Netanyahu then recalled that the hostilities began with the launch of rockets on Jerusalem last Monday by Hamas. The premier then added that the conflict will still last "a few days". And then. The operation in progress will continue "for the time necessary". Netanyahu thanked US President Joe Biden for his firm support and stressed that Israel is doing everything possible to avoid civilian casualties. Speaking of Arab violence in Israel, Netanyahu used the term "terrorism" and warned that "anyone who acts as a terrorist will be treated as such". And finally. "We expect days that are not easy, but we will be united and strong."

Responding to the Hamas attacks, the Israeli air force struck al-Jala skyscraper in the heart of Gaza in the afternoon, after short notice, home to al-Jazeera and international news agencies including the Associated Press. . The other floors are occupied by commercial offices. The bombings also hit the media tower, the PA and al-Jazeer headquarters, an action that saw the condemnation by the White House, with President Joe Biden hearing Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu on the phone. But, for the first time since his inauguration, the American president also spoke with Palestinian leader Abu Mazen. With which, according to the Wafa agency, he underlined the "American efforts with the parties to restore calm and reduce violence in the region".

Israel so far has 140 injured and 10 dead in total: 8 hit directly by rockets, 2 due to side effects. Hamas - while in Gaza the victims are 145 (including 41 children) and about 1.100 injured - has claimed the rocket salvo on Tel Aviv "as a response to the massacre", during an Israeli air force attack, of the Abu Hatab family of which According to sources in Gaza, only a child extracted from the rubble was saved. Israel replied that the raid was aimed at targeting senior Hamas officials in Shati and that the terrorist organization "deliberately uses civilians as human shields to protect its hostile activities."

Gaza. The headquarters of Al Jazeera and international news agencies have been hit