Gaza terrorists fired a rocket in the direction of the coastal city of Ashkelon Thursday evening. The rocket apparently exploded in agricultural fields south of Ashkelon. There were no reports of casualties or damage.
Police combed the area where the rocket is thought to have fallen, but have not yet located it. A warning siren went off in the area.
Earlier in the evening, terrorists fired an anti-tank missile at an IDF force near the security barrier with Gaza. The IDF force returned fire to the source of the attack. No one was hurt.
Terrorists fired ten mortar rounds at Israel earlier Thursday. At least three of the shells exploded next to a kibbutz located in the Shaar HaNegev Regional Council area. Three other shells landed near the Kerem Shalom crossing with Gaza, through which humanitarian supplies are shipped almost daily into the region. Following the attack, the Defense Ministry closed the crossing until further notice.
The IAF dropped 520,000 fliers over parts of Gaza adjoining the security fence with Israel Thursday, warning residents to stay at least 300 meters away from the fence and not to ccoperate with smugglers.