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Gaza rocket salvo hits Israel’s south – Israel News, Ynetnews.

Morning barrage causes damages to apartment, greenhouse and rocket shelter in Sderot as IAF respond to ongoing rocket fire with air attacks in Gaza.

Ilana Curiel, Matan Tzuri

Over ten rockets and mortars slammed into Israel overnight Wednesday. Two were shot down by the Iron Dome missile defense system and the others landed in open areas; damage was caused and some four people suffered anxiety. A military source said Hamas is directly behind the attack.

The rockets came amid mounting tensions throughout Israel and the Palestinian territories. On Monday, the bodies of the three missing Israeli teens, presumed kidnapped by Hamas, were found dead in a West Bank valley, and ongoing rocket fire from the Hamas-controlled enclave has hit the south in the past week.

In wake of the discovery of the teens’ bodies, a possible revenge killing against an Arab teen took place Wednesday. The possible revenge

murder of Mohammad Abu Khdei, 16, sparked massive rioting in the West Bank. Tensions have further been strained by far-right Israelis who have called for exacting revenge for the missing teens.

Three rockets exploded in populated areas in Sderot overnight Thursday, while one of them hit a student’s apartment in the city and the other exploded adjacent to an apartment building. Yet another rocket slammed into a wall of a outdoor rocket shelter, fracturing it. Another rocket hit a greenhouse in the southern city. More than 20 rockets were fired at southern communities on Thursday.

Sderot Mayor Alon Davidi said: “The city suffered two attacks on its territory. One of the rockets fell in front of a building, hitting the road and sending shrapnel into cars and electricity poles, which resulted in a power outage in parts of neighborhood. Miraculously, there were no casualties.”

About two hours following the barrage of rockets, the IAF attacked 15 Hamas terror targets in the Gaza Strip, including concealed rocket launchers, training compounds and weapon-storage facilities.

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