Iron Dome intercepts rocket near Ashkelon

[Nevski]

'Code red' alert in the Shaar Hanegev, Hof Ashkelon region; no injuries.

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/203520

'Code red' alert sirens sounded in the Shaar HaNegev region, near Or Haner and Erez, the Gaza belt region, and in the Hof Ashkelon region Tuesday afternoon, shortly after 2:30 pm.

The Iron Dome Missile Defense system intercepted one rocket south of Ashkelon, Channel 2 reports.

No injuries or damage have been reported.

On Monday night, Palestinian Arab media reported that terrorists in Gaza fired a rocket at Israeli civilians, but missed and struck its own territory, just inside the border fence. No sirens were sounded in the Gaza belt region.

[Yehudayaakov]

They are busy destroying beit knesset which is way more important than securing resident in the south.