Man declared killed in Ashkelon rocket strike
The man wounded in Ashkelon has died of his injuries, according to several Hebrew-language media outlets.
The fatality marks the first Israeli killed in hostilities with Gaza since the 2014 war with terrorists based in the Strip.
Five reported lightly hurt in second rocket strike
Israel’s Army Radio reports five other people were lightly injured in another rocket strike.
A paramedic tells the outlet that two of those injured are minors.
Video published earlier reportedly showed a rocket strike on a Sderot apartment building.
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Man said to suffer shrapnel wounds to chest and face
An Israeli man wounded in Ashkelon is said to have suffered shrapnel wounds to his chest and face.
Video published online reportedly shows the aftermath of the rocket strike on his home.
Gazans report two people killed in strikes
Palestinians report two Gazans were killed in Israeli strikes on the Bureij refugee camp.
There is no immediate confirmation of the reports.
Man reported seriously injured in rocket strike on home
A man has been seriously injured after a rocket hit a home in Ashkelon, according to several Hebrew-media reports.
The man, in his 50s, has been taken to the city’s Barzilai hospital. Some reports list his condition as critical.
He would be the fourth Israeli injury since hostilities began Saturday morning.
Video reported to show apartment in Sderot hit by rocket
A video posted online purports to show the aftermath of a rocket strike on an apartment building in Sderot.
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The veracity of the video cannot be immediately confirmed.
It is not clear if there are any injuries from the strike.
The city and surrounding area has been targeted by several rocket barrages in the last half hour.
Gazans report strike on building
Gaza’s Shehab news agency reports that Israeli airstrikes have targeted the six-story Ghessein Building in Gaza City.
Rocket sirens heard in Ashkelon, Lachish areas
Sirens sound in the Ashkelon region as a rocket barrage is fired toward the city’s industrial zone.
Sirens also sound in the Lachish region and communities closer to the Gaza Strip.
There are no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
Washington backs Israel’s right to self defense against Gazan rockets
The United States says it condemns Gazan rocket attacks on Israel and backs the Jewish state’s right to self-defense.
“The United States strongly condemns the ongoing barrage of rocket attacks by Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad from Gaza upon innocent civilians and their communities across Israel. We call on those responsible for the violence to cease this aggression immediately,” State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus says in a statement.
“We stand with Israel and fully support its right to self defense against these abhorrent attacks.”
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