Several missiles launched from Gaza targeted the southern area of the city of Sderot, forcing the few civilians to seek shelter.
At least one shell crossed the defense line and hit a populated residential area in the south of the city, causing damage, Lusa found at the scene.
Israeli police told Lusa that the Hamas attack resulted in two people being injured, one of them seriously, in another area of Sderot in the north.
A resident of South Sderot told Lusa: “The gunshots (from Hamas) were frequent, and therefore it is necessary to be close to the shelter.”
At approximately 11:30 (local time, 09:30 Portuguese time), after field artillery fire from the IDF, a series of missiles were fired at the city, but most of them appeared to be destroyed by the anti-aircraft defence. Israel.
However, a missile fragment hit the garage of a house, destroying a parked car.
Some residents took to the streets to check possible damage to the roofs of their homes. The houses are still inhabited but the residents, most of whom are Jews, avoid going out into the streets.
Israeli artillery is used on the outskirts of the city to target targets in Gaza, with constant sounds of gunshots being heard in a densely wooded area.
Sderot was one of the Israeli cities targeted by the surprise attack launched by Hamas militants, which killed more than 1,200 people, most of them civilians.
Operation Al-Aqsa Storm also included the firing of thousands of rockets into Israeli territory and the kidnapping of Israeli civilians and their transfer to Gaza. The Israeli military response to the attacks has killed more than a thousand people in the Hamas-controlled area since 2007.
“Hardcore alcohol maven. Hipster-friendly analyst. Introvert. Devoted social media advocate.”
