Gaza City, May 12: Israeli airstrikes toppled most of a massive high-rise building in central Gaza City on Wednesday, in the latest escalation in Israel-Hamas fighting.

The collapse was broadcast on Israeli TV channels, with commentators predicting Gaza militants would respond with a rocket barrage. Hundreds of Rockets Fired from Gaza Toward Tel Aviv and Central Israel, Iron Dome Systems at Work; Watch Videos.

Hamas militants fired scores of rockets at the Tel Aviv metro area on Tuesday, after airstrikes toppled another Gaza high-rise.

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