For a second straight night, Israeli forces attacked the Gaza Strip, claiming to hit around 150 suspected rocket and ammunition warehouses. Meanwhile, Palestinian militants fired dozens of rockets into Israel. NBC's Ayman Mohyeldin reports. By NBC News and wire reportsUpdated at 10:27 a.m. ET: Israel started drafting 16,000 reserve troops on Friday as Egypt’s prime minister visited the Gaza Strip to show support for Palestinians amid a cross-border conflict with Hamas militants that risks spiraling into an all-out war.
But even as Prime Minister Hesham Kandil made a three-hour visit in the coastal enclave, a temporary cease-fire declared by Israel at Egypt’s request collapsed after both sides accused the other of violating it.
Later Friday, air raid sirens cried out in Israel’s two largest cities, Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, as residents moved into underground shelters, NBC reporters on the scene said.
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