Evening Updates From Israel:

Evening Updates From Israel - Times Liveblogging:

Rocket on Ashdod port hits fuel depot, sends huge fireball into air

A rocket that landed in Ashdod port hit a fuel reservoir, causing a massive explosion and sending huge flames into the night sky.

There were no reports of injuries.

This is the second time an oil tank has been hit in the port and nearby refinery.

Rocket warning sirens blare in Sderot, surrounding areas

Rocket warning sirens are blaring in Sderot and surrounding communities near the Gaza Strip.

Video shows Iron Dome intercepting several rockets about the city.

There are no immediate reports of injuries.

Rocket lands in Ashdod port, no injuries

A rocket landed in Ashdod port, causing some damage to the site, but no injuries.

Earlier, a rocket scored a direct hit on an apartment building. Here too, no injuries are reported.

Palestinian media says seven people, including children, killed in IAF strike

Palestinian media in the Gaza Strip report that seven people, including several children, were killed, in an Israeli airstrike that hit a house in the Gaza Strip’s al-Shati refugee camp.

Several people are also reported trapped under rubble.

Rocket scores direct hit on building in Ashdod, no injuries

A rocket scored a direct hit on a home in Ashdod. No injuries are reported.

The rocket hit an apartment on the sixth floor of the building, officials say.

Southern Israel has faced an intense rocket bombardment since midnight, with several heavy waves of rockets targeting Ashkelon, Ashdod and Beersheba and surrounding areas.

Rocket warning sirens wail across southern Israel

Rocket warning sirens are sounding across southern Israel.

Sirens go off in the cities of Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gedera, Beersheba and surrounding smaller communities.

Iron Dome interceptors can be seen bringing down several rockets.

Rockets fired at Ashdod, Ashkelon areas; IDF hits launch sites

Rockets are being fired at the cities of Ashdod and Ashkelon and the surrounding areas in southern Israel.

There are no immediate reports on injuries or damage.

The attacks come as the IDF says it struck three Hamas underground launch sites in northern Gaza.

Rockets fired at Beersheba, Ofakim and Negev communities

Rocket warning siren wail as a fresh barrage of rockets are fired towards the southern Israeli cities of Beersheba and Ofakim and other communities in the Negev desert.

Channel 12 news says at least 9 rockets are fired, with most falling in open areas. One rocket is intercepted by Iron Dome.

IDF bombs office of Hamas internal security chief

The IDF releases a video showing an airstrike on the office of Hamas internal security chief Tawdiq Abu Naim.

The army says the building was used to run Hamas military operations.

Hamas publishes video boasting rockets fired at Israel over past two days

The Hamas terror group in the Gaza Strip publishes a video of its rocket and mortar fire toward Israel over the past two days.

Palestinian terrorists have fired over 2,000 projectiles toward Israel since the outbreak of fighting on Monday, according to the Israel Defense Forces.

IDF says it struck 2 apartments of Hamas fighters used as weapons depots

The Israel Defense Forces says it struck two apartments of members in the Hamas naval force.

The homes, belonging to Muhammad Abu Shala and Fares Abu Shukran were used as weapons depots according to the military.

Arab rioters torch Acre theater seen as symbol of coexistence in city

Arab rioters have torched the Acre theater which locals describe as a symbol of Arab-Jewish coexistence in the city.

“We have been in this theater for 36 years, and it is run by Arabs and Jews together,” says one of the theater’s managers Khaled Abu Ali in a quote carried by Ynet.