"More than 45 missiles have been fired from the Gaza Strip at various cities in Israel since 18:00, at least six of them at Jerusalem," TASS quoted him as saying.
According to him, the previous time Jerusalem was subjected to such shelling only in the summer of 2014.
“Israel views the rocket attack on Jerusalem from the Gaza Strip as very serious and will not leave this type of attack unanswered.
Hamas is responsible for all attacks on Israel from the Gaza Strip, ”he added.
Earlier, the Israeli army announced the launch of seven rockets from the Gaza Strip.
Later, the Gaza Strip reported the death of people due to rocket attacks by the Israeli military.