Religious violence spreads across Israel as death toll from Gaza airstrikes mounts

May 13, 2021

Bat Yam, Israel — Religious violence unlike anything seen in decades has spread across Israel. The tiny, densely populated Palestinian territory controled by the Hamas group has been pummelled by Israeli airstrikes for four days. The strikes are wreaking havoc, while Hamas' military wing and other Palestinian groups continue to fire rockets at Israel. Hamas' armed wing in Gaza warned that civilian flights in and out of Israel should be halted, because they could be hit by the group's rockets. Streaks of light are seen as Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepts rockets launched from the Gaza Strip towards Israel, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel May 10, 2021.