Three Rockets Fired at Beer Sheva
Palestinian militants fired three Grad rockets toward the southern Israeli city of Beeer Sheva on Thursday morning, after the Israel Air Force launched several strikes on the Gaza Strip overnight.
Early Thursday, a Gaza rocket landed near Netivot in southern Israel and shortly afterward, three Grad rockets were fired toward Be’er Sheva. Two of them were intercepted by the Iron Dome anti-missile system.
Islamic Jihad has denied any involvement in Thursday’s rocket fire.
Despite an Egyptian-brokered cease-fire between the sides which went into effect early Tuesday morning, Palestinian militant groups continued to fire rockets sporadically into Israel on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Five cities in southern Israel — Beer Sheva, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Kiryat Malakhi and Gan Yavneh — decided to cancel school on Thursday.
On Wednesday night, three Grad rockets were fired toward Be’er Sheva and Ofakim in southern Israel. Two were intercepted by an Iron Dome anti-missile battery, while the third landed in an open area near Ofakim. There were no casualties or damage to property, altough several suffered from shock.
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