Hamas attacks Israel’s Ashkelon city

JERUSALEM: Hamas is attacking the Israeli city of Ashkelon with rocket fire, the media reported. Earlier, the militant group warned civilians to leave within hours.

Ashkelon is around 15 km away from Gaza. Hamas' armed wing spokesperson, Abu Ubaida, told residents of Israel's port of Ashkelon to leave the area by 5 p.m. (local time) without giving any further details, The Guardian reported.

Hamas had threatened specifically to attack the Israeli city of Ashkelon in response to Israel's attacks on Gaza, the BBC reported. In a post on Telegram, Hamas said the residents of the city, just to the north of the Gaza Strip, have within hours to leave.

In one of the blood-curdling details from the Hamas attack on Israel, at least 40 babies were killed by the terror group, Israel-based i24 News reported on Tuesday.

This came after several soldiers were called up for reserve service, and had arrived already expecting the worst, but the scenes were beyond imagination.

Some soldiers say they found babies with their heads cut off, entire families gunned down in their beds. About 40 babies and young children have been taken out on gurneys so far, i24 News reported. (IANS)

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