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An update on the gasoline situation in the eastern US tonight a very slow improvement with 43 percent of Virginia's gas stations dry... 63 percent of gas stations in Metro Atlanta were dry this afternoon... 4,057 deaths following vaccination now reported in the US through May 7th with 17,190 serious injuries... 28 blood clot cases stemming from the AstraZeneca vaccine... Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga extending coronavirus restrictions to additional parts of Japan... The general heading logistics for vaccine distribution in Canada is out tonight... The Conflict In Israel-Rockets and Riots Continue Friday... Rocket fire continued from Gaza into Israel...

Iron Dome shoots down two Gaza rockets that were headed towards Ashkelon, hours after attack on Sderot.

On more than one occasion, international media reporters working in Gaza have stood before the cameras showing the devastation from an Israeli strike only to have a rocket unexpectedly fired nearby toward Israel as they speak. This tends to prove the Israeli case that Hamas is using Gazans as human shields, and puts the onus of violating the rules of war on Hamas. Some reporters, such Finnish TV’s Aishi Zidan, have become furious when their disclosures of Hamas firing rockets from amidst civilians are picked up and used to support Israel. Others however, seem to learn from their experience. Consider...

14:39: Hamas claimed responsibility for the rockets fired at Ashdod, Ofakim, Ashkelon and Netivot. 14:33: A grad missile was fired towards the area west of Jerusalem. Initial report of false alarm was due to late discovery of missile-fall, Israeli Radio reports. 14:15: The United States condemned the rocket fire from Gaza on Monday, saying it “supports Israel’s right to defend itself.” 14:10: An average of 60 rockets were fired at Israel in the past hour [Ch. 2] 14:05: Air strikes and jets in the skies of Gaza reported. 14:00: A rocket just fired at Hot Ashkelon was intercepted by the...

21:14: The IAF is targeting terrorists in Gaza at this time. The aerial assaults are reported to be heavy. Sirens are sounding in Ashkelon and the Eshkol Regional Council. 20:33: At least 100 rockets fired in the last wave towards the W. Negev and many other areas including Beit Shemesh, Be’er Tuvia, Gadera, Netivot, the Lachish district, and Ashkelon. A number of fires have broken out as a result of the rockets hitting open areas.