Over 25 missiles launched from Gaza to Israel
Gaza, May 29 : Over 25 missiles were launched from Gaza to Israel on Tuesday, the military said.
In a series of tweets, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) reported sirens being heard in the Eshkol Regional Council in response to a "barrage" of mortar shells fired from Gaza, reports Efe news.
"Following reports of sirens heard earlier this morning, a barrage of 25 mortar shells were launched towards several locations in Israel. Most of the launches were intercepted by the IDF's Iron Dome aerial defence system," the IDF said.
An additional siren was sounded and two further shells fired, the IDF added. One of the missiles fell on a kindergarten half an hour before it was due to open, according to the Israeli radio broadcaster.
The IDF confirmed "several intercepts were made" and that "details were being looked into".
Tensions have increased along the border separating Gaza Strip and Israel since the start of the Great March of Return protests on March 30.
Some 121 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli gunfire, most of them during demonstrations and violent clashes.
On Monday, a Palestinian militant was killed and another was wounded by Israeli tank fire responding to a border infiltration attempt and gunshots from Gaza.
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BJP using women's quota bill as front to pass Delimitation Bill that will break India: Mamata
Cooch Behar (WB) (PTI): Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday alleged the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre was using the proposed amendment to the women's quota law in Parliament as a front for the Delimitation Bill that would "break the country into pieces".
The TMC will fight this Central government's move at every step, she asserted at her party's poll rally here.
The Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill to tweak the women's quota law, along with the Delimitation Bill and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, to implement the proposed amended women's quota law, in the Union territories of Delhi, Puducherry and Jammu and Kashmir, were introduced in the Lok Sabha on Thursday.
According to the Constitution amendment bill, Lok Sabha seats will be increased to a maximum of 850 from the current 543 to "operationalise" the women's reservation law before the 2029 parliamentary polls, following a delimitation exercise based on the 2011 Census.
Seats will also be increased in state and Union territory assemblies to accommodate 33 per cent reservation for women.
Opposing the Centre's move, Banerjee alleged that "the BJP brought the Delimitation Bill while keeping the women's reservation bill at the front".
"The BJP is trying to increase the number of seats in the Lok Sabha to nearly 850 through the Delimitation Bill. It will break the country into pieces," the TMC supremo said.
She also alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was not speaking the truth about the development of north Bengal at a BJP rally last week.
"The prime minister said nothing was done for the development of north Bengal. But we spent Rs 1.72 lakh crore on the development of the region," Banerjee said and asked Modi to cross-check data before making such remarks.
