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6 killed, 10 wounded after mortar fire on Eshkol – Israel News, Ynetnews.

Unofficial truce between Hamas, Israel ends in the afternoon after four rockets launched at Hof Ashkelon.

Itay Blumenthal, Yoav Zitun
Latest Update:     07.28.14, 18:28 / Israel News

At least six people were killed, while at least 10 were wounded, some criticially, by mortar fire on Eshkol near the Gaza border early Monday evening.

At 12:40 pm on Monday the unofficial ceasefire between Israel and Hamas was broken when Code Red sirens blared in the Hof Ashkelon Regional Council as four rockets were fired from Gaza. It was reported that the rockets fell within the Gaza Strip.

Several minutes before 5pm, the Code Red rocket siren was sounded in Ashkelon and in Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. The rocket launched was intercepted by the Iron Dome. Some 15 minutes later, Code Red was once again sounded in Ashkelon, and the Iron Dome intercepted 2 more rockets, while a third hit an open area.

The political establishment, led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon, has attempted to reach a ceasefire with Hamas. A political source said that “the ceasefire will continue according to the situation on the ground.”

Up until the noon salvo, only one rocket was fired by Gaza militants. The IDF retaliated with a precise strike. Meanwhile, a soldier was wounded in light-to-moderate condition during clashes in Beit Hanoun. He was evacuated to Sheba Medical Center in Tel HaShomer.
During the ceasefire, and before the air raid sirens sounded in southern Israel, the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit released a video documenting the operations of special forces in the Strip.

Shortly after 7am, a single rocket was fired on Asheklon and exploded in an open area. The IDF later attacked two concealed rocket launchers and a weapons manufacturing site in the north and central Gaza Strip – in retaliation for the rocket fire. The IDF had no casualties overnight.

Yoav Zitun contributed to this report.

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