Two Grad rockets fired at Ashkelon

No injuries or damage reported; Iron Dome makes one interception

Ilan Ben Zion is an AFP reporter and a former news editor at The Times of Israel.

An Iron Dome rocket interception battery. (photo credit: Edi Israel/Flash90)
An Iron Dome rocket interception battery. (photo credit: Edi Israel/Flash90)

Two Grad rocket were fired from the Gaza Strip at the southern city of Ashkelon on Tuesday evening, one of which was downed by the Iron Dome anti-missile system.

The second rocket landed in an open area. No damage or injuries were reported.

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