Palestinian militants reportedly fired 21 rockets from Gaza into Israel during a unilateral ceasefire called by Israel to facilitate a visit to Gaza by Egypt’s prime minister.
Israel\’s Defense Minister Ehud Barak said the current episode of rocket fire from Gaza is not over, during a visit to the border with Gaza.
The Israeli navy seized an international pro-Palestinian activist ship on the Mediterranean high seas on Saturday to prevent it breaching Israel\’s blockade of the Gaza Strip, a military spokeswoman said.
Schools were closed in southern Israel again as rockets fired from the Gaza Strip continued to strike despite a cease-fire.\n
At least seven rockets and mortar shells fired from Gaza exploded in Israel after reports of an Egyptian-brokered cease-fire.
As southern Israel was barraged by rockets for a fourth straight day, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel was hitting back \”strongly and decisively,\” and its Iron Dome anti-missile defense system was intercepting many of the rockets coming from the Gaza Strip.
Egyptian intelligence officials have been leading efforts to mediate between Israel and Hamas in the last few days, in order to calm the escalation on the Israel-Gaza border.
At least four Kassam rockets fired from Gaza struck southern Israel.
A Grad rocket fired from Gaza exploded south of Ashdod on Tuesday after a day of escalation along the border. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
Another rocket warning siren wails and eight members of the Levi family, including a grandmother and a newborn, quickly cram into the small bedroom made of reinforced concrete that serves as the family\’s bomb shelter. \”Come on, come on! Get in!\” they shout. Just before the metal door thuds shut, the family dog, Pick, is whisked inside.
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