Rocket fire from Gaza
Rocket fire from GazaFlash 90

The calm of the holiday was disturbed in the Gaza Belt on Sunday evening when, shortly after 11:00 p.m., the “Red Alert” incoming rocket siren was heard in Nahal Oz, Alumim and the area.

Two rockets were fired from Gaza towards Israel, but the first one missed the target and exploded on the Gazan side of the border.

A second rocket exploded in an open area of the Eshkol Regional Council. There were no physical injuries or damages.

Rocket attacks on the south have been intermittent over the past few weeks. Last week, a rocket was intercepted by the Iron Dome anti-missile system as it was headed towards the city of Ashdod.

On September 21, a rocket that was fired from Gaza exploded in the Hof Ashkelon region of southern Israel.

The rocket exploded in an open region, causing no physical injuries or damages.

(Arutz Sheva’s North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Simchat Torah and Shmini Atzeret in New York. The time posted automatically on all Arutz Sheva articles, however, is Israeli time.)