On the seventh night of Passover, traditional Mimouna parties opened across the country, but in the south they will be forced to wish "May you be fruitful and prosper" with reports of the escalation in the region in the background.
On the morning of the holiday, at least six rockets were fired at Israel. No one was injured by the rockets, and minor damage was caused to property in the city of Sderot.
The chain of events began at six thirty in the morning, when an RPG was fired at theH The IDF was engaged in routine activity in the perimeter fence area. The force responded by firing mortars at the area from which the bomb was fired.
Around 8:00 AM, three rockets were fired at southern communities, and the warning system was activated in the communities. Two of the rockets fired fell in an open area in the Sha'ar Hanegev Regional Council. rocket Another was successfully intercepted by the system Iron Dome. Two more rockets fell in the Gaza Strip.
At 9:30, three more rockets were fired at the communities of Sderot, Shaar Hanegev, and Eshkol. Again, no one was injured, thanks to private observation.
But in Sderot there was a real miracle: one of the rockets landed on a road near a synagogue, where hundreds of people were praying the holiday prayer at the time. There were no casualties, but minor damage was caused to several shops. "Just as we were taking out the Torah scroll, an alarm sounded. Red color"", said one of the worshippers.
In response, the Air Force attacked three terrorist targets in the Gaza Strip. The IDF strikes targeted Khan Yunis and Deir al-Baha, where Hamas and Islamic Jihad strongholds are located.
The Palestinians reported that there were several wounded in the IDF attack.