MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Security forces told the Jerusalem Post there were no initial reports of injury or damage, adding that the rocket may have failed to cross into Israel.
BREAKING: Moments ago a rocket was launched from the Gaza Strip to Southern Israel. Sirens sounded in Ashkelon and nearby area.
— IDF (@IDFSpokesperson) June 11, 2015
This is the third time a rocket has been launched from Gaza into the town of 118,000 in a little over a week, with previous attacks that did not leave any injuries taking place last Saturday and Wednesday.
BREAKING: IDF backtrack on previous statement. Rocket fired from the Gaza Strip at Israel fails to cross the border and explodes in Gaza.
— IDF Elite (@idfelite) June 11, 2015
The newly created so-called Omar Brigade radical Islamist group, espousing affiliation with the Islamic State, claimed responsibility for both rocket launches, according to local media.
The weekend was almost quiet, however a few moments ago, a rocket launched from the gaza strip hit the southern community area in israel.
— Avital Leibovich (@AvitalLeibovich) July 9, 2011
The recent spate of attacks appear to be in breach of Israel's ceasefire with Gaza militant groups, including Islamic Jihad and Hamas. The truce came into effect after last summer's 50-day military campaign in the strip that had been carried out as a reaction to rocket fire from Palestinian territory.
