Publish Date: 17 October 2023 - 16:38

Tehran, IRNA- The al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, has targeted Tel Aviv with missiles in response to Israeli airstrikes targeting Palestinian civilians in besieged Gaza.

The al-Qassam launched a missile strike against the settlement of Rishon LeZion south of Tel Aviv earlier on Tuesday, prompting flight suspensions at Ben Gurion Airport, IRNA reported, citing Al Jazeera.

They also shared images of a missile barrage targeting Zionist positions in Israeli towns and settlements in the occupied territories.

An Israeli military site in the Negev region was hit, setting off alert sirens at the base.

Meanwhile, the Popular Resistance Committees in the Gaza Strip announced that they had also targeted the military position of the Nahal Oz close to the border with Gaza with mortar shells earlier today.

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