900 people have already died in Hamas attacks, Israeli TV channels report.
Tomi Pyy,
Olli-Pekka Sulasma
Hamas has continued rocket attacks on Israel. Ylen editor Antti Kuronen According to reports, the targets of the attacks during the day have been at least Ashkelon, Ashdod and Sderot.
Kuronen’s own trip was interrupted on the highway due to an air traffic alert. People got out of their cars and took cover on the side of the road.
– In the distance, explosions could be heard, which were probably from air defense, says Kuronen.
At Ashkelon, near Gaza, at least one rocket had penetrated air defenses. A rocket fired from Gaza had hit the street.
– The motorist on the street was seriously injured and taken to hospital, says Kuronen from Askelon.
In the shops along the street, the windows have been broken by the force of the explosion.
– There are constant explosions in the sky here when Iron Dome shoots down Hamas rockets, says Kuronen.
Kuronen says that Israel is currently in a full state of war, and a large and dark cloud of smoke is rising from the Gaza Strip.
– Smoke rises from Gaza, where Israel conducts airstrikes. It’s constantly banging here. Israel’s air defense mainly shoots down Hamas rockets, but a lot of Hamas rockets also get through, says Kuronen.
Also in the city of Sderot, at least one rocket got through the missile defense.
– The fire from Gaza by Hamas and other extremist groups is still very intense.
Kuronen has reported on Israel since 2014. According to Kuronen, the situation is now completely different from before. Israelis compare the events that happened in the United States in September to the terrorist attacks of the 11th, says Kuronen.
– Israel has never been subjected to such violence before. People are completely shocked. They wonder how this happened and how this can happen to us. I have never encountered this kind of atmosphere and panic here in Israel.