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Gazans took to the streets on Tuesday evening, cheering the thunderous sounds of rockets being fired towards Israel just days after the Israeli police in Jerusalem raided one of the holiest sites in Islam. Some whistled and chanted.
“Go! Go! Go!” they shouted. “God is with you.”
But on Wednesday morning the cheers had stopped, as Gazans emerged dazed from their homes after what some described as the most intense airstrikes since cross-border Israeli-Palestinian hostilities flared back up earlier this week. After a night of sporadic strikes, a final barrage lasted one seemingly endless hour, beginning around 6am (local time).
In Gaza, cheers turned into desperation and fear.
The aftermath of an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City on Thursday.Credit.Hosam Salem for The New York Times
By Iyad Abuheweila
May 13, 2021Updated 6:21 p.m. ET
GAZA CITY On Tuesday evening, Gazans celebrated as they heard the whoosh of rockets sent toward Israel.
But by Wednesday morning the cheers had stopped, as Gazans saw the aftermath of what some described as the most intense airstrikes since cross-border Israeli-Palestinian hostilities flared again this week.
In one neighborhood, near Zeitoun and Sabra, residents inspected their homes and neighborhoods for damage, and desperately sought information about where the missiles might strike next.
A Night of Rockets and Airstrikes, and a Morning of Fear
Gazans say that Israeli strikes early Wednesday over the course of an hour felt like the most intense yet, after a long night interrupted by rounds of retaliation.
The aftermath of Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City on Wednesday.Credit.Hosam Salem for The New York Times
By Iyad Abuheweila
“Go! Go! Go!” they shouted. “God is with you.”
But on Wednesday morning the cheers had stopped, as Gazans emerged dazed from their homes after what some described as the most intense airstrikes since cross-border Israeli-Palestinian hostilities flared back up earlier this week. After a night of sporadic strikes, a final barrage lasted one seemingly endless hour, beginning around 6 a.m.