Gaza militants renew rocket fire at Be'er Sheva, Sderot
Iron Dome intercepts three rockets fired at southern Israel; other rockets explode in open areas.

by Yanir Yagna
Haaretz
October 31, 2011

http://www.jewishpolicycenter.org/2567/gaza-militants-renew-rocket-fire-at-beer-sheva

Palestinian militants in Gaza renewed rocket fire toward southern Israel on Monday, launching six rockets at Be'er Sheva and Sderot.

Three rockets were fired toward Be'er Sheva, after an alarm sounded throughout the city. Two rockets were intercepted by Iron Dome, and one exploded in an open area. Two rockets were fired toward Sderot, and one was intercepted while the other fell in an open area. The sixth rocket fell in an open area in the Sha'ar Hanegev Regional Council.

There were no casualties or damage done in any of the incidents.

Earlier Monday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded to the recent upsurge in rocket fire toward southern Israel, denying reports about a cease fire between Israel and Islamic Jihad, the group responsible for the rockets.

Shortly after Netanyahu spoke, a rocket fired from Gaza exploded in an open area in the Hof Ashkelon Regional Council in southern Israel.

On Saturday, some 20 rockets and mortar shells were fired from Gaza into southern Israel, killing one Israeli and wounding four others.

Saturday's rocket barrage followed an IDF strike on the Gaza Strip which resulted in the deaths of five Islamic Jihad militants.

The Israel Defense Forces responded to the rocket fire by carrying out another air strike on Gaza militants, and according to Palestinian sources, two more militants were killed as a result.

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