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Grads fired at Beersheba; IDF strikes Gaza targets – Israel News, Ynetnews.

Strip’s terrorists fire two Grad rockets at Beersheba, 11 Qassam rockets at western Negev; none injured. IAF strikes Gaza targets; Palestinians report of 35 casualties

Elior Levy, Ilana Curiel

Israel Air Force jet targeted terror cells in Gaza Strip overnight, as the escalation in Israel’s south entered its fourth day.

Two Color Red alerts sounded in Beersheba overnight just moments before Islamic Jihad terrorists fired two grad at the city.

The Iron Dome system engaged and intercepted one of the rockets, while the second one landed on the city’s outskirts. No injuries or damage were reported.

The IDF Spokesperson’s Unit confirmed that pursuant to the attack, IAF jets struck several targets in Gaza Strip.

A spokesperson for the Eshkol Regional Council said that seven rockets were fired at the council’s communities overnight, landing mostly in open areas.

One rocket hit a building, causing some property damage, but no injuries.

Two other rockets were fired at the Lachish area, causing no harm.

‘IDF targeting top Jihadists’

Palestinian sources reported of two IAF strikes in the Strip’s north and south, causing 35 civilian casualties.

According to one report, an operative with the al-Quds Brigades, the Islamic Jihad’s military wing, was killed in one of the strikes.

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