4 Gaza rockets fired at Israel, 2 fall inside Gaza & explode, 2 fall in open area in Israel

 

No injuries reported on the Israeli side after an unusually high number of Kasam rockets were fired in a single volley from Gaza on Friday evening, with only 2 falling in Israel and at least 2 more falling short and exploding inside the Gaza Strip.

By Matan Tzuri & Yoav Zitun

 

Two rockets fired from the Gaza Strip exploded in Israel on Friday night, in the south’s Sha’ar HaNegev Regional Council. No one was injured and there were no reports of damage.

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Gaza rockets Being readied for launch into Israel.

 

A further two rockets at least were thought to have fallen short and landed inside the Gaza Strip. The number of rockets fired in one volley is unusual in the relative quiet that has persisted since the end of Operation Protective Edge.

Several explosions were heard after a rocket alert sounded at 11:07pm in Sderot and communities in Sha’ar HaNegev. Residents were told to enter shelters and safe rooms.

About a week ago one rocket was fired towards Israel from Gaza, but fell inside the Strip. The week before that rocket alerts were heard in the Sha’ar HaNegev regional council and one rocket exploded close to the border fence inside the Gaza Strip. Four days before that a rocket exploded in an open space in the same area.

 

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