Al-Qassam Brigades "struck deep into the occupation's territory, targeting the city of Tel Aviv with a barrage of M90 missiles as part of the ongoing war of attrition," the group said in a statement.

The Israeli army confirmed that air raid sirens were activated in central Israel on Monday after rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip.

"Sirens sounded in central Israel due to projectiles fired from the Gaza Strip," said the army statement. 

Meanwhile, Israeli media reported that alerts were activated in some areas of Tel Aviv, as well as Holon, Rishon Lezion, Bat Yam, and other central towns.

An AFP journalist reported that several interceptions were heard in the Tel Aviv commercial hub. 

Israeli media cited medics saying that two people were lightly wounded as a result of a Hamas rocket impact in central Israel.

The military said five rockets were launched from southern Gaza’s Khan Younis in the attack.

Earlier, Al-Qassam Brigades said in a statement that its fighters fired projectiles at "enemy gatherings" at Rafah crossing, Karm Abu Salem crossing, and kibbutz Holit near the border with Gaza.

On Sunday evening, the Palestinian group Islamic Jihad launched a barrage of rockets from the Gaza Strip towards Ashkelon and Zikim in southern Israel.

The Palestinian health ministry said on Monday that the death toll in Gaza has reached at least 41,909 people since the start of the Israeli war on the strip a year ago.

The toll includes 39 deaths in the previous 24 hours, according to the ministry, which added that 97,303 people have been wounded.

The barrage of rockets fired by Hamas and Jihad against Israeli cities came at the end of a day that saw Israel committing two major massacres in and around the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza.