Two rockets fired from Gaza at Ashkelon were intercepted by the Iron Dome anti-missile system, while two others landed in open areas of the southern Israeli city.
When human life is in danger, Jews stop and pay attention.
The Israel Defense Forces called up a limited number of reservists following a second day of rocket attacks from Gaza on southern Israel.
More rockets from Gaza struck southern Israel a day after a barrage from the coastal territory that left thousands of Israelis in bomb shelters.
Three weeks ago, militants in Gaza landed a rocket near the Israeli city of Ashkelon.
An Israeli army vehicle was hit by a volley of bullets near the Gaza Strip as Palestinians staged riots near the fence separating Gaza from Israel.
rocket fired from Gaza hit southern Israel for the first time in three months, causing some damage.
In some ways, Israel’s latest confrontation with Hamas looks like past conflicts in the Gaza Strip. Operation Pillar of Defense has left some key Hamas leaders dead, depleted weapons supplies and hit more than 1,000 targets in Gaza.
Communities in southern Israel came under a steady barrage of rockets and the Israeli military said it inflicted \”severe damage on the rocket launching capabilities of terror organizations\” as its Operation Pillar of Defense neared the end of its first week.
Israeli aircraft bombed Hamas government buildings in Gaza on Saturday, including the prime minister\’s office, after Israel\’s cabinet authorized the mobilization of up to 75,000 reservists in preparation for a possible ground invasion.
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