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Taking advantage of poor visibility and heavy cloud cover, Palestinian terrorists in Gaza fired a total of eight rockets into southern Israel on Wednesday.

Seven rockets fell in open fields in the Sha’ar Henegev Regional Council at night, triggering a series of Red Alert rocket alerts. An additional rocket struck the farming community earlier in the day.

There were no injuries or damages reported.

After the attacks, local officials said that homes in the affected area also do not have rocket-proof reinforcements around residential homes.

“Residents in this area are exposed all year round,” the officials said in a statement. They called on the government to make the necessary funds available for the construction of safe zones in the area.

It was not immediately clear what type of projectiles were fired. Defense officials estimated that the attacks were carried out by smaller terror groups. The Qassam 2 rocket is known to have a range of 8 – 10 kilometers, while the Qassam 3 has a range of 10 kilometers.

Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and smaller terror factions in Gaza have access to large numbers of longer-range rockets as well, such as the Grad 2-type rocket, which has a range of 40 kilometers and carries a deadly warhead of 6.3 kilograms of explosives.

In October, Ashdod, Beersheba, and Gan Yavne were all struck with rockets fired by Islamic Jihad, which initiated an unprovoked escalation. Schools were cancelled during the upsurge.