Palestinian militants launch rocket attack from Gaza, says Israel

Rockets were launched from the Gaza Strip towards Israel (Hatem Moussa/AP)

Palestinian militants have fired dozens of rockets from the Gaza Strip into Israel, in a first response to ongoing Israeli airstrikes that have killed 19 Palestinians, including three senior militants and at least 10 civilians.

The rocket fire set off air-raid sirens throughout southern Israel and as far away as the Tel Aviv area, on the Mediterranean Sea, 50 miles away.