Sirens sound in central Israel as Hamas launches a barrage of rockets

Alarm sirens blared in Tel Aviv and other cities in central Israel on Monday, prompting residents to seek shelter as the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) claimed to have launched a barrage of rockets. 

Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, stated in a release that they are "bombarding Tel Aviv with a rocket barrage in response to Zionist massacres against civilians." 

No reports of casualties have been received so far.