The Israeli military sounded sirens in Tel Aviv for the first time in months on Sunday, warning of possible incoming rockets after Hamas’ military wing announced it had launched a fresh attack on the city.

Rocket sirens have sounded across central Israel, including in Tel Aviv, for the first time in months and Hamas claimed to have fired a barrage of rockets from Gaza.

Hours later, an aid agency said dozens of Palestinians had been killed and injured in an Israeli air strike on Rafah.