Islamic Rocket from Gaza strikes Sderot, IAF returns fire in Gaza
A rocket was shot into Sderot along the Gaza border. A Code Red siren was heard in the region. The IDF confirms that a rocket shot from Beit Hanoun in Gaza landed in Sderot.
When police searched the area, they found a rocket had exploded between two houses in the city of Sderot. Police have closed off the area; a bomb squad is at the scene.
No one is reported injured.
Sderot, a town in the western Negev, has been targeted by more than 10,000 rockets since 2001.