Air-raid sirens were activated in the Gaza Strip and Sderot on Saturday, according to the Israel Defence Forces. The IDF said that three rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip toward Israel, noting that two of the rockets were intercepted by the Iron Dome Aerial Defence System.
3 rockets were just fired from #Gaza at Israeli civilians.
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) December 7, 2019
2 rockets were intercepted mid-air by the Iron Dome Aerial Defense System.
Twitter users shared videos allegedly showing the moment when the Iron Dome intercepted the rockets.
Once again, rockets are fired from Gaza towards Israel. Since Israel left the Gaza Strip in 2005 more than 15,000 rockets were fired at Israel. #ItMustStop pic.twitter.com/tFw9BWGsu5
— Sacha Roytman Dratwa (@SachaDratwa) December 7, 2019
#BREAKING 3 rockets were fired from #Gaza, 2 rockets were intercepted Iron Dome: #Israel army pic.twitter.com/UHZPnlsBDJ
— Guy Elster (@guyelster) December 7, 2019
No further details were immediately available.
Hamas, a Palestinian Sunni militant organization in control of the Gaza Strip, has been locked in a protracted on-and-off conflict with Israel for decades. Israel has been a target of constant rocket attacks from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip and has responded in kind, bombarding large portions of the region.
