Salvo of rockets from Gaza strike southern Israel

At least 20 rockets have been launched on southern Israel from the Gaza Strip. (File photo:Reuters)

Staff Writer, Al Arabiya News
Wednesday, 12 March 2014 

 

Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip fired at least 20 rockets into southern Israel, the Israeli military said. No immediate casualties were reported.

Israel’s advanced “Iron Dome” defense system intercepted at least three of the rockets, while the others fell in open areas, the military said.

Wednesday’s barrage set off air-raid sirens in border communities of southern Israel.

In Gaza, the Islamic Jihad militant group claimed responsibility. It says it fired 20 rockets to avenge the deaths of three members killed in an Israeli airstrike.

An Associated Press reporter standing on a balcony saw more than a dozen rockets being fired from the southern outskirts of Gaza City.

Rocket fire from Gaza has declined since an eight-day Israeli offensive against militants in 2012.

[With Associated Press]

Last Update: Wednesday, 12 March 2014 KSA 18:49 - GMT 15:49