Israel, Hamas: “Stop the raid or Ashkelon will be hell”

Tension skyrocketing in the Middle East after the night’s rocket rain and with a new Hamas ultimatum to Israel. “We fired rockets at Ashkelon after an Israeli attack that hit a house west of Gaza City. If Israel continues to attack, we will turn Ashkelon into hell,” Hamas military wing spokesman Abu Ubaidah said. Haaretz reports after Israeli media reported the injuries of seven people, including two children, as a result of rocket fire from the Gaza Strip on the city in southern Israel. Read also