Israeli Boy, 6, Killed In Barrage Of Hamas Rocket Fire

Various locations in Israel's south were hit by a number of rockets, resulting in wounds and death, medics said.

Hamas said it fired a barrage of rockets Wednesday towards central and southern Israel, where rescue workers reported one of them killed a six-year-old boy. The militants said in a statement that it launched 130 rockets in response to an Israeli air raid that levelled the Al-Sharouk tower in Gaza City. AFP reporters and the Israeli army confirmed sirens were sounding in several southern communities and the Tel Aviv area. Various locations in Israel's south were hit by a number of rockets, resulting in wounds and a death, medics said.