Posted on 05/10/21
| News Source: Arutz-7
The Red Alert siren which warns of rocket attacks sounded in Jerusalem shortly after 6 PM Monday evening, right as the ultimatum issued by the Hamas terrorist organization expired.
The terrorist organization had demanded that to pull all troops from the Shimon Hatzadik (Sheikh Jarrah) neighborhood and the Temple Mount in Jerusalem by 6 PM tonight. Hamas also called on Israel to free all Arabs detained for rioting in Jerusalem by that time.
Alarms were also heard in Beit Shemesh and dozens of other cities and towns in central Israel.
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Residents of Jerusalem reported hearing explosions. Channel 12 News reported that six rockets were fired at Jerusalem.
Hamas released a statement claiming that the rocket fire was in "response to the enemy's aggression in the holy city." Read more at Arutz-7