Iron Dome intercepts incoming rocket aimed at Ashkelon

[King_David]

By NOAM AMIR/MAARIV HASHAVUA,YAAKOV LAPPIN
Fri, 18 Sep 2015, 04:42 PM

Residents in the area reported hearing a fierce explosion shortly after the siren sounded. The rocket was reportedly intercepted in mid-flight by an Iron Dome battery.

An Iron Dome anti-rocket battery shot down a Gazan rocket over the southern city of Ashkelon on Friday night.

There were no injuries or damages, the IDF said.

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[Eugene]

1. Israeli aircraft strike Gaza after rocket fire

Source: Reuters

World | Sat Sep 19, 2015 10:22am EDT

Israeli aircraft strike Gaza after rocket fire

GAZA

Israel carried out air strikes in the Gaza Strip on Saturday after Palestinian militants there fired rockets into southern Israel.

The early morning air strikes targeted two training camps belonging to the Islamist group Hamas, causing no injuries, officials and witnesses said.

Gaza militants fired at least two rockets into Israel late on Friday, Israeli military said. One struck the border town of Sderot, damaging a bus but causing no injuries. A second was shot down by a missile defense system, the military said.

A Palestinian group that supports the Islamic State claimed responsibility for one of the rockets fired at Israel. No-one claimed responsibility for the second rocket attack.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/19/us-palestinians-israel-idUSKCN0RJ04320150919

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2. Thank God for the Iron Dome.

[King_David]

3. Some people say Israel shouldn't use the Iron Dome

As it makes things "disproportionate " or some other nonsense.