Hamas was taken by surprise when Israel attacked, killing its military leader, Ahmed al-Jabari, and destroying most of its Fajr-5 arsenal. It responded with massive shelling of southern Israel, and managed to send several missiles toward Tel Aviv and one toward Jerusalem.
当以色列发动进攻，除掉了其军事领袖艾哈迈德·贾巴里（Ahmed al-Jabari）并摧毁了其Fajr-5军火库时，哈马斯大为震惊。其反应措施是对以色列南部进行大举炮轰，并设法向特拉维夫发射了几枚导弹，对耶路撒冷也发射了一枚导弹。以色列最大两个城市上空终于响起了防空警报。