Newsletter
Newsletter Support JNS

Israel’s Iron Dome intercepts rocket fired from Gaza

The attack comes in the wake of a terror attack in Jerusalem that claimed the lives of three people, including two brothers aged eight and six.

A long-exposure picture showing Israel's Iron Dome air-defense system intercepting rockets fired from the Gaza Strip, as seen from Ashkelon, May 14, 2021. Photo by Avi Roccah/Flash90.
A long-exposure picture showing Israel’s Iron Dome air-defense system intercepting rockets fired from the Gaza Strip, as seen from Ashkelon, May 14, 2021. Photo by Avi Roccah/Flash90.

Israel’s Iron Dome air defense system intercepted a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip on Saturday night, according to the military.

Sirens sounded in Kibbutz Nahal Oz, along the Gaza-Israel border, the Israel Defense Forces said in a statement.

No injuries or damage were reported.

It was the second such incident in as many weeks, coming after terrorists in Gaza fired a rocket at Israel on Feb. 1. That projectile was also downed by Iron Dome.

In late January, terrorists in the coastal enclave launched a barrage of rockets at Israeli communities, prompting retaliatory strikes against Hamas military assets.

The attack also comes on the heels of a terrorist attack in Jerusalem earlier in the day which left three people dead; Alter Shlomo Lederman, 20; Asher Menachem Paley, 8; and his brother, Yaakov Israel Paley, 6.

The new non-stop service comes amid burgeoning relations between Jerusalem and Buenos Aires.
European allies have angered U.S. President Donald Trump by refusing to allow American forces to use their military bases during the war against Iran.
“This decision... places Argentina... at the forefront of the free world in the fight against the Iranian regime of terror and its proxies,” said Israel’s foreign minister.

One girl was severely injured in the four volleys that targeted the country’s most populated area hours before a major holiday.
Israel’s foreign minister condemned the attack as “part of the strategy of war crimes committed by the Iranian terrorist regime.”
“Israel is coordinating closely with UNIFIL to reduce risk.” while “Hezbollah is exploiting their presence,” Danny Danon told the U.N. Security Council.