Ceasefire reached after Hamas, Islamic Jihad fire 700 rockets at Israel

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Breaking news: rockets strike Israel by the hundreds.  (photo credit: JERUSALEM POST)
Breaking news: rockets strike Israel by the hundreds.
(photo credit: JERUSALEM POST)
Some 700 rockets have been fired at Israel from the Gaza Strip since the security situation escalated over the weekend.
The Iron Dome intercepted 173 rockets, according to Channel 12.
 Four people have been confirmed dead and several more are in critical condition. Dozens have been wounded. 
Red alerts rocked the country until approximately 02:30 AM.
Follow continuous coverage of the attacks here.
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07:00 AM 06/05/19 -  All restrictions by Home Front Command lifted for Gaza border residents
04:45 AM 06/05/19 - Ceasefire agreement reached between Israel and Gaza officials
02:34 AM 06/05/19 -  Rocket sirens sound in Gaza border communities after a short silence
12:33 AM 06/05/19 - Hamas, PIJ reject ceasefire, insist Israel fulfill obligations -report

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12:06 AM 06/05/19 - Despite ceasefire reports, rocket sirens sound in Gaza border communities
12:01 AM 06/05/19 - IDF strikes targets in northern Gaza - Palestinian reports
11:50 PM 05/05/19 - Israel, Hamas agree to ceasefire beginning at midnight - reports
10:18 PM 05/05/19 - Air sirens in Gaza border communities
09:53 PM 05/05/19 - 2 soldiers wounded from rocket shrapnel
09:16 PM 05/05/19 - Air sirens heard in Gaza border communities, Netivot
08:15 PM 05/05/19 - Man hit by rocket in Ashdod has died
08:08 PM 05/05/19 - Explosions heard in Jerusalem, air sirens in Gaza Border communities
07:34 PM 05/05/19 - Hamas rocket hits car in Ashdod, 35 year old man seriously injured
07:24 PM 05/05/19 - Sirens heard in Ashdod, 20 rockets fired in 90 seconds
07:12 PM 05/05/19 - Rocket lands near Kibbutz Shaar Hanegev, no injuries
06:45 PM 05/05/19 - Red Alert heard in Gaza border communities
06:31 PM 05/05/19 - Red alert heard in Alumim, Nachal Oz
04:26 PM 05/05/19 - Rocket sirens heard in Nahal Oz, Alumim
04:01 PM 05/05/19 - IAF, Navy strike Gaza as more rockets launched into Israel
02:06 PM 05/05/19  - Rocket alerts sound near Gaza border as almost 500 rockets rain on Israel
01:49 PM 05/05/19 - Sirens continue in Ashkelon and Beer Ganim
01:42 PM 05/05/19 - Rocket shrapnel hit the Oncology wing at the Barzilai Hospital
01:36 PM 05/05/19 - Rocket sirens alert Kerem Shalom residents near the Gaza border
01:08 PM 05/05/19 - Rockets fired towards Israel's center
01:02 PM 05/05/19 - More rockets fired towards Beersheba, Ashkelon, Gaza border communities
12:44 PM 05/05/19 - Rocket alarm sounds in Nahal Oz, Alumim
12:37 PM 05/05/19 - Air raid sirens warn residents in Kerem Shalom
12:26 PM 05/05/19 - Barrage of rockets fired towards Ashkelon, Gaza border communities
12:25 PM 05/05/19 -   Rocket alert wails in Nir Oz on the Gaza border
12:17 PM 05/05/19 -  Rocket falls in kindergarten in Sha'ar Hanegev
11:13 AM 05/05/19 - Rocket sirens sound in Nahal Oz
7:46 AM 05/05/19 - Rocket sirens heard in the Gaza border communities
05:57 AM 05/05/19 -  Rocket sirens heard in Sdot Negev
05:40 AM 05/05/19 - Rocket sirens heard in Kiryat Gat
02:32 AM 05/05/19 - Rocket sirens heard in Ashkelon 
02:22 AM 05/05/19 - Rocket sirens heard in Kiryat Melachi
02:18 AM 05/05/19 - Rocket sirens heard in Sderot
02:11 AM 05/05/19 - Rocket falls in Ashkelon