Posted on 05/19/21
| News Source: Arutz-7
Air raid sirens sounded Wednesday afternoon in the Eshkol Regional Council, as well as in the Ashdod and Ashkelon areas, after Gaza terrorists fired heavy barrages of rockets at the civilian centers in Israel.
Most of the rockets were intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defense system. No one was injured.
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Earlier on Wednesday, seven rockets exploded in one of the Jewish towns near Gaza. Some of the missiles landed near families' homes, which sustained light damage. Another rocket exploded within an educational compound, which due to the tensions was empty of people.
Residents of the towns within four kilometres of Gaza have been asked to enter their bomb shelters and remain there until further notice is given.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi (Blue and White) on Wednesday afternoon held a briefing in Tel Aviv for approximately 70 ambassadors and foreign diplomats.
"We are making unprecedented efforts to avoid harming civilians," he told them. "In all of the buildings we brought down, no one was killed." Read more at Arutz-7