Rockets Fired From Gaza Hit Israel, Immediate Emergency Warnings | World News

Militants in the Gaza Strip launched a rocket attack on southern Israel on Sunday, according to an Israeli military statement. The rocket fire triggered sirens in surrounding communities, including Ashkelon and the Lachish region. “Three projectiles were identified that entered Israeli territory from the northern Gaza Strip,” the military reported. One projectile was intercepted while the others landed in the open area.

No injuries were reported in the incident, Xinhua news agency reported. Later on Sunday, the Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement, claimed it fired rockets at Israel’s Ashkelon and a number of settlements near the Gaza border.

This attack came just a day before the first anniversary of ongoing Israeli military operations in Gaza, which were launched after a deadly Hamas attack on southern Israeli communities on October 7, 2023, which left about 1,200 people dead. In the subsequent Israeli response, Gaza health authorities reported nearly 42,000 deaths.