At the beginning of the new year, the terrorist group Hamas launched rockets from the Gaza Strip toward the southern regions of Israel, reports the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).
Terrorists fired two missiles from the central part of the Gaza Strip toward the southern Israeli city of Netivot.
Sirens were heard in the city and surrounding areas, located about 10 kilometers from Gaza.
According to the military, one missile was intercepted, and the other fell in an open area in the western part of the Negev Desert.
There are no reports of casualties from the attack.
The Hamas group claimed responsibility for the shelling.
Israel-Hamas war
On October 7, 2023, militants from the Palestinian group Hamas launched an attack on Israeli territory from the Gaza Strip. In the first hours of the invasion, over 1,200 people were killed, and more than 250 hostages were taken.
Since October, the Israeli army has been conducting a military operation in Gaza, which is still ongoing.
On December 26, Hamas and Israel exchanged accusations over the delay in the ceasefire, which had been previously agreed upon. Hamas claimed that Israel had imposed additional conditions, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the group of deviating from the agreements that had already been made.
Also, last week, IDF forces eliminated the head of Hamas’s Security Department. He had been hiding in a command center located in the building of a former school.