Red alert sirens went off late on Saturday in the Gaza border areas in the vicinity of the Israeli city of Sderot.
According to the IDF, a single projectile was fired into Israel and successfully intercepted by the Iron Dome aerial defense system.
The red alert comes after Gaza terrorist groups launched dozens of rockets at areas in Israel’s south, firing as many as 36 projectiles into the area.
Israel’s Defense Minister Benny Gantz warned on Saturday following situation assessments that Gaza would be “hit hard” if the attacks don’t cease.
Gantz added that Israel’s military was fully prepared for the possibility that the situation will escalate further, and that the IDF will do everything necessary for calm to return to Israel’s south.
Friday’s barrages, which resulted in no injuries but left material damage, were claimed by two smaller Gaza factions as opposed to the joint terrorist HQ.
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