Israel Official Says Hamas Rockets Can Reach Tel Aviv

Bloomber reports that the "Islamic Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip can now launch rockets capable of reaching the Israeli metropolitan area of Tel Aviv, Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon said at a Jerusalem briefing. 'We know they have tried to, and have obtained missiles that reach 60 kilometers (37 miles),' Ayalon said today. 'Tel Aviv and its vicinity are now under the range of Hamas.'... Hamas recently successfully tested a rocket with a 60- kilometer range, Major General Amos Yadlin, chief of military intelligence, told a parliamentary committee in Jerusalem today, according to the YNet news Web site." Tweet