Hamas targets Tel Aviv after Israel flattens buildings

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NBC's Ayman Mohyeldin reports from Gaza City, where the streets remain empty as Palestinians brace themselves for overnight airstrikes as part of Israel's intense aerial campaign. By NBC News staff and wire reportsUpdated at 11:40 a.m. ET: Israeli aircraft bombed Hamas headquarters before dawn on Saturday, including the office of Gaza Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, as armed conflict in the region entered its fourth day.Uriel Sinai / Getty ImagesAn Israeli missile from the "Iron Dome" defense system is fired Saturday to destroy a rocket fired from Gaza at Tel Aviv.Hamas later retaliated, firing a rocket at Israel's biggest city Tel Aviv for the third  straight day. Police said it was destroyed in mid-air by an Iron Dome  anti-missile battery deployed hours earlier, and no one was injured.

And in the Israeli Mediterranean port of Ashdod, a rocket ripped into several balconies. Police said five people were hurt.

In Gaza earlier, Israeli planes shattered Haniyeh's office building -- where he had met with Egyptian Prime Minister Hisham Qandil the day before -- and struck the interior ministry.




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