The Washington Post:

Amid spiraling violence sparked by clashes in Jerusalem, a familiar sound has returned to southern Israel: the blare of rocket sirens and the explosions of Iron Dome interceptors.

While the back and forth of Palestinian rockets being largely disabled by Israel’s widely lauded missile defense system, and subsequent Israeli airstrikes on Gaza, is routine, the current round of conflict is unusually intense.

Since violence between Israel and Palestinians began to escalate on Monday, hundreds of rockets have been fired from the Gaza Strip, killing at least six Israelis. On Tuesday, Hamas launched a volley of rockets at Tel Aviv, Israel’s largest city, after it said a high-rise building in Gaza was destroyed by an Israeli airstrike.

Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip have killed at least 48 people, including 14 children, according to Palestinian officials.

With rocket fire and airstrikes continuing, here’s what you need to know about the rockets fired from Gaza and the Israeli air defense network intercepting them…



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