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Palestinians fired three Grad rockets and two Kassam rockets into southern Israel overnight Saturday, threatening a tenuous ceasefire implemented after a serious escalation earlier this week.

The Grad rockets landed near Beersheba, while the Kassams fell in an open field in the Eshkol region. There were no damages or injuries reported as a result of the attack.

The Israel Air Force initiated a pinpoint strike against a terrorist squad preparing to launch additional rockets into Israel, the IDF Spokesman Office confirmed. The air strike killed at least one Palestinian and wounded another, according to a Reuters report, citing Palestinian officials.

Rueters also quoted Hamas as saying its operatives had fired mortars at Israeli ground forces they say had penetrated the coastal territory since the aerial attack.

“The IDF will not tolerate any attempt to harm Israeli civilians or IDF soldiers, and will continue to act against any organization initiating terror attacks against the State of Israel,” the IDF said following the air strike.

The Beersheba municipality canceled schools Sunday as a result of the threat of ongoing violence.

The violence follows a three-day lull since a surge last week saw Gaza-based terrorists launch over 80 rockets at Israeli towns.