Knesset plenum evacuated over rocket fire; MKs return a few minutes later

The Knesset plenum was evacuated as rocket sirens sounded in Jerusalem.

MKs had been holding a session the allied victory over Nazi Germany.

Lawmakers returned to the plenum a short while later.

MKs return to the Knesset plenum, having been briefly evacuated when Hamas fired rockets at Jerusalem, May 10, 2021 (Tal Schneider / Times of Israel)

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