Air raid sirens sounded across southern Israel as a wave of rockets were launched from Gaza. The barrage came hours after the Israeli military killed a “terrorist” it said was planting explosives near the border fence.
Sirens sounded in Sderot, Ashkelon, Sha’ar Hanegen, and several other regions of southern Israel on Sunday evening, as at least 20 rockets were launched from Gaza. Explosions were heard as some rockets touched down on Israeli soil, while others were intercepted by the Iron Dome air defense system.
Video footage showed the projectiles blazing through the sky, with Israeli missiles neutralizing some mid-air.
Explosions seen and heard over northern #Gaza and southern #Israel as Iron Dome interceptors attempt to reach rockets fired by militants in #Gaza. pic.twitter.com/0ia7ufx2ZM
— Joe Truzman (@Jtruzmah) February 23, 2020
כך נראו היירוטים מעל קיבוץ זיקים @pozailov1
(צילום: חיים קוזניץ) pic.twitter.com/hpe2TQ9jsr— כאן חדשות (@kann_news) February 23, 2020
#BREAKING: Multiple rockets from Gaza intercepted over Ashkelon, southern Israel pic.twitter.com/2icQStvlwl
— Yosef Yisrael (@yosefyisrael25) February 23, 2020
No injuries have been reported yet.
The rocket attack came several hours after the Israel Defense Forces shot and killed a suspected terrorist, who it says was “planting an explosive device next to the security fence with Israel.”
When a crowd of Palestinians moved in to retrieve the man’s body, they found their way blocked by an Israeli bulldozer, escorted by a Merkava tank. Gangs of youths pelted the bulldozer with stones as it scooped up the body and returned to Israeli territory.
#Israel has prevented Gazans from retrieving bodies before. But I’ve never seen it like this before… https://t.co/B3RvqENMR4 https://t.co/yRiQVTY7TI
— Anna Ahronheim (@AAhronheim) February 23, 2020
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Source: RT