A Kassam rocket attack fired at approximately 3:30 p.m. Sunday afternoon hit a populated area in the western Negev.

One rocket exploded close to a school bus at the Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council. None of the children were physically hurt, but two suffered severe emotional trauma and were evacuated by Magen David Adom of the Lakish Region to the Trauma Center in Sderot.

According to Haaretz, a rocket also damaged a gas station.