Palestinian militant groups retaliated Revenge by launching rocket attacks Attack on Israel , with over 300 Grad missiles , Qassam rockets and mortar shells launched , of which 177 hit Israeli territory striking Attack the major urban centers of Ashdod , Ashkelon and Beersheba , as well as smaller communities .

Hamas intensified Cause_change_of_strength its rocket and mortar attacks Attack against civilian targets in southern Israel , reaching the major cities of Beersheba and Ashdod for the first time during the conflict .

Some of these weapons were fired Use_firearm into Rishon LeZion , Beersheba , Ashdod , Ashkelon , and other population centers .

The Third Battle of Gaza was fought Hostile_encounter on the night of 1/2 November 1917 between British and Ottoman forces during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of World War I , and came Self_motion after the Egyptian Expeditionary Force ( EEF ) victory at the Battle of Beersheba had ended Process_end the Stalemate in Southern Palestine .

The fighting occurred Coming_to_be at the beginning of the Southern Palestine Offensive , and together with attacks Attack on Hareira and Sheria on 6–7 November and the continuing Battle of Tel el Khuweilfe which had been launched by General Edmund Allenby on 1 November , it eventually broke Destroying the Gaza to Beersheba line defended Defending by the Yildirim Army Group .

A series of field works , mutually supported Supporting by artillery , machine guns and rifles , extended Expansion from Gaza eastwards to within of Beersheba .

The Gaza to Beersheba line subsequently collapsed Destroying and the Ottoman Seventh and Eighth Armies were forced Causation into retreat Escaping .

After the EEF victory at the Battle of Beersheba , the Beersheba to Gaza line was broken Destroying in consequence of a series of attacks Attack , at Tel el Khuweilfe , Hareira and Sheria and Gaza .

After the EEF victory at the Battle of Beersheba , the Beersheba to Gaza line was broken Destroying in consequence of a series of attacks Attack , at Tel el Khuweilfe , Hareira and Sheria and Gaza .