Israel doesn’t need your sympathy – although that would be nice. It needs you to recognize the dangers all of us are facing. This isn’t a drill, it’s the real thing.
"I didn't know how a rocket works and how far it would fly. I didn't want to hurt anyone on purpose," Atallah Younes said.
Rocket alerts sounded in the Gaza border community of Be'eri in addition to Sderot and Nir Am, among other localities.
IDF's Shaldag unit dismantles Iranian missile factory in Syria, preventing the production of hundreds of long-range missiles in a high-stakes operation.
False alarms surge as IDF adjusts air defense to prevent another drone attack like the incident that killed four and wounded 60 Golani soldiers in October.
The IDF said it had intercepted one rocket while an additional rocket had crashed in an open area.
IDF kills PIJ rocket commander • IDF kills dozens of Hamas terrorists in Jabalya• Military confirms sensitive covert op in Syria from September
Magen David Adom said that no casualties have been reported so far, but that several people were injured on their way to a shelter.
The IAF struck a launcher containing a rocket that was ready to be fired, causing the rocket to be launched.
Jerusalem weathered two rocket attacks after a period of relative quiet, but does this mark the start of a new era for the capital?