Militants within the Gaza Strip launched a rocket assault on southern Israel on Sunday, in keeping with an announcement from the Israeli navy. The rocket hearth activated sirens in close by communities, together with Ashkelon and the Lachish area. “Three projectiles have been recognized crossing from the northern Gaza Strip into Israeli territory,” the navy reported. One projectile was intercepted, whereas the others landed in open areas.
No casualties have been reported from the incident, Xinhua information company reported. In a while Sunday, Al-Quds Brigades, the navy wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad motion, claimed that it had fired rockets at Israel’s Ashkelon and plenty of settlements close to Gaza’s border.
This assault occurred simply at some point earlier than the primary anniversary of Israel’s ongoing navy operations in Gaza, which have been initiated following a lethal assault by Hamas on southern Israeli communities on October 7, 2023, leading to roughly 1,200 fatalities. Within the subsequent Israeli response, Gazan well being authorities have reported almost 42,000 deaths.
