Key Points
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 from Gaza..
Hamas armed wing spokesperson, Abu Ubaida, told residents of Israels port of Ashkelon to leave the area by 5 pm (local time) without giving any further details, The Guardian reported...
Hamas had threatened specifically to attack the Israeli city of Ashkelon in response to Israels attacks on Gaza, the BBC reported...
More than 4,500 rockets have already been fired from Gaza into Israel since Saturday, the Israeli military says.. Two foreign workers have been killed and another seriously injured in a rocket attack in the Eskhol region that borders Gaza, Israels emergency services have just said, the BBC reported...
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