Two rockets were fired into Israel in the predawn hours of Saturday morning in a fresh breach of a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Gaza terror groups.
Both projectiles, fired toward Beersheba, were shot down by soldiers operating the Iron Dome missile defense system, the Israel Defense Forces said.
The rockets set off warning sirens in Beersheba for the first time this week.
The Magen David Adom emergency and rescue service said it was treating five people for anxiety and four who were injured while running for bomb shelters following the attack.
The incident came as Israelis had started recovering from two days of intense fighting between Israel and Gaza terror groups.
From the predawn Tuesday to Thursday morning, Israel and the Islamic Jihad terrorist organization fought a battle in which over 450 rockets and mortar shells were fired at Israel from Gaza, and the IDF responded with dozens of airstrikes on Islamic Jihad facilities and on the terror cells as they were firing and preparing to launch rockets.
The escalation began when an IDF targeted missile strike killed Baha Abu al-Ata, a commander in the Islamic Jihad terror group who Israel said was the “prime instigator” of terrorism from Gaza over the past year.
Palestinian sources said 34 Gazans were killed in the two days of conflict. Israel said 25 of the fatalities were terrorists; human rights officials said 16 civilians were among the dead.
Fifty-eight Israelis were lightly and moderately injured or treated for anxiety.
Most of the rockets from Gaza either landed in open fields or were intercepted by Israeli air defenses. Some struck homes, businesses and streets, causing injuries and significant property damage. Dozens of people were also hurt as they fell running to bomb shelters.
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