Al-Qassam Brigades launch rockets toward Tel Aviv in after Israel violates ceasefire

Members of the Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas in Khan Yunis, Gaza on February 20, 2025. [Ali Jadallah – Anadolu Agency]

Al-Qassam Brigades today announced that they had fired a barrage of rockets toward Tel Aviv, central Israel, marking the first rocket firing from Gaza after Israel launched an intense bombing campaign in Gaza in the latest violation of the ceasefire deal.

In a brief statement, Al-Qassam Brigades said it fired a rocket barrage of M90-type toward Tel Aviv “in response to the Zionist massacres against civilians” in Gaza.

The Israeli occupation army confirmed rockets had been fired from Gaza, claiming that one was intercepted by the army’s air defences, while two others struck open areas.

Earlier, Israeli media reported that warning sirens had sounded in central Israel, following the firing of rockets from Gaza.

No casualties have been reported by the Israeli authorities so far.

More than 700 Palestinians were killed and over 900 others injured in a surprise aerial campaign by Israel on Gaza since Tuesday, shattering the ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement that took hold in January.

READ: At least 85 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes across Gaza

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