At least 16 Hamas rockets were fired on Israel, the city of Sderot spokesperson stated, 12 were intercepted by the Iron Dome system and others fell in open spaces. There were no injuries or damage caused but 7 Sderot residents suffer from shock, Channel 11 reports.
War between Israel and Hamas took a giant step forward this evening as Palestinian terrorists fired Hamas rockets at 16 locations in southern Israel. Iron Dome caught 12 of them with the other 4 falling on open spaces.
FROM THE JERUSALEM POST: Palestinian media reported that Hamas began evacuating its based in the Gaza Strip in anticipation of an Israeli response. Hamas and Islamic Jihad issued a joint statement threatening to return "fire for fire" after rockets were fired at Israeli communities on the Gaza border Friday night.
Earlier on Friday, roughly 16,000 Palestinians protested near the Gaza security fence against IDF soldiers, the IDF spokesperson reported.
Three IAF strikes were carried out during the protests targeting three Hamas positions in the northern Gaza Strip. Five Palestinians were killed by IDF sniper fire and 85 were injured, the Palestinian Ministry of Health reported.
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