Ashdod man killed by Gaza rocket, bringing Israeli death toll to 4

The Israeli man, who was critically injured when a rocket fired from Gaza hit his Ashdod home, succumbs to his injuries, the police spokesman says.

According to Channel 12 news, the man was running from his apartment to his building’s bomb shelter when the rocket came crashing through the stairwell.

A car bursts into flames after it was hit by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip in the southern Israeli city of Ashdod on May 5, 2019. (Flash90)

He is the fourth Israeli killed since the start of the massive bombardment of rockets and mortars fired into Israel by Palestinian terrorist groups in the Gaza Strip.

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