Palestinian terrorists launched four rockets towards the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon on Sunday night. The Iron Dome missile defense system intercepted two of the rockets; the other two hit open areas.
The Israel Air Force retaliated to the rocket fire by striking five terror targets in the northern and southern Gaza Strip.
At around 10:10 pm, the Code Red siren was sounded in the Ashkelon and Hof Ashkelon Regional Council area. Local residents reported hearing a series of explosions and seeing fragments of the rockets fall across the city.
No one was wounded and no material damage was reported. Ynet received many messages from Ashkelon-area readers who reported hearing the explosions.
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Shortly after 3 am, the IDF Spokesman said IAF fighter jets attacked a center of terror activity, three arms production and storage sites in northern Haza, and another center of terror activity in the south of the Strip.
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Damage caused by shrapnel in Ashkelon (Photo: Police Spokesman)
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Damage caused by shrapnel in Ashkelon (Photo: Police Spokesman)
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On Saturday one rocket made landfall in a town within the Hof Ashkelon Regional Council, only a few dozen meters away from residential structures. The IDF confirmed a rocket hit the yard of a home, but no one was injured and no damage caused.
The rocket was preceded by a 'Code Red' siren heard in several townships within the regional council. Another rocket was launched Friday overnight towards the western Negev desert. The remains of a rocket were discovered by the security fence after several hours.
Yoav Zitun contributed to this report.
First published: 22:36, 06.15.14