IDF: Four rockets fired from Gaza toward Israel as violence escalates on border

May 10, 2021

The Times of Israel:


Palestinian terrorists fired two rockets from the Gaza Strip toward the city of Ashkelon and surrounding communities on Sunday night, the Israel Defense Forces said, following a day of constant airborne arson attacks from the enclave. Just before midnight, two more rockets were launched but landed inside the Strip.

The military said one of the first pair of rockets was intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defense system. The second apparently landed in an open, unpopulated area.
There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.

Video footage from Ashkelon showed at least two interceptor missiles being fired from a nearby Iron Dome air defense battery and then detonating, apparently bringing down one of the rockets.
The second barrage set off sirens in open areas only, with the two missiles falling short of the security fence…



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